Abstract
Abstract
Michelin has developed a batteryless Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag specifically for tires. This tag (also called a transponder) is embeddable directly in the tire sidewall prior to molding. The tag currently stores up to 256 characters (or 2048 bits) of information and can read by fixed or portable interrogators. Since the tag is cured-in, it is a total life-cycle solution.
RFID is a technology that allows the tire to store and communicate data, much like a computer memory stick. This data can be written, written + locked, read, erased, and rewritten. RFID technology is not limited to a single application, but rather it is an enabling technology. One can imagine many possibilities such as process automation, supply chain management, product traceability, enhanced vehicle stability control systems, commercial fleet management, recycling management, and others.