Non destructive Control tool for wood traceability

The concept of traceability is defined according to the standard ISO 8402 like “the ability for the retrieval of the history and use or location of an article or an activity through a registered identification”. Their implementation in the wood industry is delayed because of the limits of classical automatic identification systems in regard to the nature of wood and the features of the manufacturing processes. This paper presents a new solution for the wood products identification. This is a biometrics approach through the use of a non-destructive technique. With this approach, the assumption is made that each product is unique with unique measurable characteristics. The microwaves sensor used to acquire the intrinsic signature of a piece is presented as well as the methodology for the identification.