NASA management investigated radio-frequency identification (RFID) technologies and tools for an undisclosed application at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The solution of choice was a surface-acoustic-wave (SAW) development system from AirGate Technologies Inc. in Allen, Texas, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Change Corp.
SAW-based RFID systems identify and track tagged items in applications in even complex and demanding applications. For example, such solutions are capable of measuring the temperature of tagged items and of reading items comprised of or in the proximity of liquid or metal, items at long distances, and items undergoing wide variations in temperature, pressure, or radiation. Because they are passive systems, they require no battery or external power source. For more information, visit www.airgatetech.com.
