Performance Analysis of Radio Frequency Identification Technology in Race Timing Systems

Abstract

The following work implements a race timing system for running events using Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID). We determined the best position to place the tags on athletes and antennas in the finish line. For this, several tests were made placing the antennas and tags in different configurations and heights. The results show that the hip tagging on athletes with antennas placed on the ground is the suitable configuration.