An RFID reader with onboard sensing capability for monitoring fruit quality

Vergara, Alexander; Llobet, Eduard; Ramírez, José Luis; Ivanov, P.; Fonseca, L.; Zampolli, S.; Scorzoni, A.; Becker, Thomas; Marco, S.; Wöllenstein, Jürgen

doi:10.1016/j.snb.2007.07.107

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“…Vergara et al (2006) developed an RFID reader with onboard micro-machined metal oxide gas sensors aimed at monitoring concentration of gases, such as acetaldehyde or ethylene during fruit transport and vending. The developed platform integrates a (Vergara et al, 2006).…”

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“…There are commercial active and semi-passive tags that can collect temperature information (Amador et al, 2008;Jedermann et al, 2009). Other semi-passive tags outfitted with sensor are under development, like humidity (Chang et al, 2007;Abad et al, 2009), shock/vibration (Todd et al, 2009), light (Cho et al, 2005;Abad et al, 2009), pH (Murković and Steinberg, 2009) and concentration of gases, such as acetaldehyde or ethylene (Vergara et al, 2006). Biosensor tags are also being investigated.…”

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The role of RFID in agriculture: Applications, limitations and challenges

Ruiz-García

Lunadei

2011

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues.Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. a b s t r a c tThe recent advances in RFID offer vast opportunities for research, development and innovation in agriculture. The aim of this paper is to give readers a comprehensive view of current applications and new possibilities, but also explain the limitations and challenges of this technology. RFID has been used for years in animal identification and tracking, being a common practice in many farms. Also it has been used in the food chain for traceability control. The implementation of sensors in tags, make possible to monitor the cold chain of perishable food products and the development of new applications in fields like environmental monitoring, irrigation, specialty crops and farm machinery.However, it is not all advantages. There are also challenges and limitations that should be faced in the next years. The operation in harsh environments, with dirt, extreme temperatures; the huge volume of data that are difficult to manage; the need of longer reading ranges, due to the reduction of signal strength due to propagation in crop canopy; the behavior of the different frequencies, understanding what is the right one for each application; the diversity of the standards and the level of granularity are some of them.

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Section: Integration With Chemical Sensorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The role of RFID in agriculture: Applications, limitations and challenges

Ruiz-García

Lunadei

2011

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

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“…The main advantage of adopting RFID technology in the traceability of goods is related to quality, especially when processing/storage temperature comes into play. Vergara et al (2007) integrated, into RFID readers, micro-machined metal oxide gas sensors and showed how they can monitor climacteric conditions during transport and vending. Hertog et al (2008) monitored tomatoes from growers to the retail chain, using RFID labels with integrated temperature sensors; similar studies were performed by Amador et al (2009).…”

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Electronic identification technology for agriculture, plant, and food. A review

Luvisi

2016

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Automation in agriculture should improve plant health, product quality, and production efficiency. However the actual use of electronic identification tools in agriculture is limited. Therefore, I review here electronic identification applications to support plant health and production and agricultural sustainability. The major points are as follows: (1) there is a tenfold increase of literature on the application of radio frequency identification in agriculture from 2000-2004 to 2005-2009. (2) Development of quick response code and radio frequency identification solutions are improving automated systems. (3) There is a major advancement in associating thermal sensors to electronic tags to preserve food quality and to manage temperature-controlled supply chain. Whereas tests with biosensors used for biological or chemical alerts are limited. (4) Agrochemical tagging, using radio frequency identification tags, improve plant health management and environmental monitoring. (5) While phytosanitary certifications are mandatory in high-cost cultivation systems and a need for risk management may promote radiofrequency identification (RFID) systems, the lack of specific economic analyses may discourage farmers and investors.

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“…In the case of RFID, there are commercial active and semipassive tags that can collect temperature information (Amador et al, 2009;Jedermann et al, 2009). Other semi-passive tags outfitted with sensors are under development, like for humidity (Chang et al, 2007;Abad et al, 2009), shock/vibration (Todd et al, 2009), light (Cho et al, 2005;Abad et al, 2009), pH (Steinberg and Steinberg, 2009) and concentration of gases such as acetaldehyde or ethylene (Vergara et al, 2006). Biosensor tags are also being investigated.…”

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Sensors for product characterization and quality of specialty crops—A review

Ruiz-Altisent

Ruiz-García

Moreda

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Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

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a b s t r a c tThis review covers developments in non-invasive techniques for quality analysis and inspection of specialty crops, mainly fresh fruits and vegetables, over the past decade up to the year 2010. Presented and discussed in this review are advanced sensing technologies including computer vision, spectroscopy, X-rays, magnetic resonance, mechanical contact, chemical sensing, wireless sensor networks and radiofrequency identification sensors. The current status of different sensing systems is described in the context of commercial application. The review also discusses future research needs and potentials of these sensing technologies. Emphases are placed on those technologies that have been proven effective or have shown great potential for agro-food applications. Despite significant progress in the development of non-invasive techniques for quality assessment of fruits and vegetables, the pace for adoption of these technologies by the specialty crop industry has been slow.

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An RFID reader with onboard sensing capability for monitoring fruit quality

Cited by 92 publications

References 11 publications

The role of RFID in agriculture: Applications, limitations and challenges

The role of RFID in agriculture: Applications, limitations and challenges

Electronic identification technology for agriculture, plant, and food. A review

Sensors for product characterization and quality of specialty crops—A review

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