Publications / 2007 Proceedings of the 24th ISARC, Kochi, India

Open-Building Maintenance Management Using RFID Technology

Min-Yuan Cheng, Li-Chuan Lien, Ming-Hsiu Tsai, Wei-Nien Chen
Pages 41-46 (2007 Proceedings of the 24th ISARC, Kochi, India, ISBN 978-81-904235-1-9, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

By applying the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, this study embedded the RFID tags in the components of open-buildings to store the raw design data so that data can be passed to the maintenance phase and automatically provided to the building users. For this purpose, this paper focused on the application of RFID for developing an Open-Building Maintenance Information System (OBMIS) for OB maintenance management. Three functional modules were developed in the OBMIS, namely (1) the support components information management (2) the infilled components information management and (3) the reanalysis/redesign module. In the support and infilled information management models, users can write and read the components’ information, such as material type and construction information etc., within the RFID tags by using Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) for maintain management. Meanwhile, in the reanalysis/redesign module, for building extension or reconstruction, users can acquire and transfer the structure parameters from the components’ tags to external analysis systems, such as SAP2000 etc., for structure safety analysis. Summarily, by using the OBMIS, not only the data in the design phase can be transferred to the maintenance phase, but also the data can be provided by the building itself so that the efficiency of OB maintenance management could be enhanced.

Keywords: Open-Building, Support System, Infill System, Radio Frequency Identification, Maintenance Management