RFID Tags and Sensors (2A)
Today, validating new asphalt types and understanding material performance over time is often slow and resource-intensive. This pilot explores how RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensors embedded in asphalt can help monitor, maintain, and recycle road infrastructure.
By integrating RFID tags and sensors directly into pavement layers, this pilot aims to create a smart, traceable, and data-driven approach to road network data-driven asset management. The technology allows faster validation of innovative materials, supports effective recycling and circular use of asphalt, and provides real-time data to enhance asset management and decision-making. Signal transmission is tuned to asphalt conditions to ensure reliable readings, if possible even from passing vehicles.
Pilot sites include the Innovatiestrook (InnovA58) near Eindhoven, where Eindhoven University of Technology contributes expertise in electromagnetic design and signal modelling. By combining research, innovation, and collaboration with SMEs, universities, and industry partners, the RFID pilot is paving the way for more resilient, sustainable, and intelligent road infrastructure across North-West Europe.
