Radio frequency identification in transport applications

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has been widely used in many areas of science and technology as well as everyday life. An intensively developing line of RFID applications is the identification of fast-moving transport objects. Despite numerous scientific articles, the latest results on the subject are poorly reflected in the existing surveys. This paper fills the gap by overviewing key publications on RFID technologies and standards and the features of signal propagation in a wireless communication channel between RFID tags and a reader. We describe related theoretical and experimental results as well as the architecture and hardware and software tools for the practical implementation of land vehicle identification systems. In addition, this survey covers publications on utilizing RFID on the base of unmanned aerial vehicles.