Advanced Antennas for Radio Frequency Identification and Localization RFID-Local

Project: Advanced Antennas for Radio Frequency Identification and Localization

Acronym: RFID-Local

Main Objective: 1. Extension of previous work from this team on UHF RFID antennas for smart storeware, to replace or complement current optical bar code solutions, with the added value of enabling automation.

2. Design of dedicated UHF RFID passive tags for application on specific type of objects to enhance its detection, considering omnidirectionality, size, read range and sensitivity to nearby objects. Commercially available passive chips will be integrated into the developed prototypes.

3. Development of antennas for a new generation of ultra wideband impulse radio (IR-UWB) RFID technology at microwaves (3 to 10 GHz). Studies will explore the use of these tags for precise indoor location applications; this includes the development of a demonstration test bed.

Reference: PTDC/EEA-TEL/102390/2008

Funding: FCT/PTDC

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-12-2012

Team: Carlos Antonio Cardoso Fernandes, Jorge Manuel Lopes Leal Rodrigues da Costa, Carla Sofia dos Reis Medeiros, Eduardo Jorge da Costa Brás Lima, Andela Zaric, Ana Catarina Caniço Cruz

Groups: Antennas and Propagation – Lx

Partners:

Local Coordinator: Carlos Antonio Cardoso Fernandes

Associated Publications

6Papers in Journals
A. G. Santiago, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Broadband UHF RFID Passive Tag Antenna for Near-Body Applications, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 12, No., pp. 136 - 139, March, 2013,
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Catarina C. Cruz, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Hybrid UHF/UWB Antenna for Passive Indoor Identification and Localization Systems, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 354 - 361, January, 2013,
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A. Kiourti, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, A. G. Santiago, K. S. Nikita, Miniature Implantable Antennas for Biomedical Telemetry: From Simulation to Realization, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 59, No. 11, pp. 3140 - 3147, November, 2012,
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C. C. Serra, C. R. Medeiros, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Mirror-integrated Transparent Antenna for RFID Application, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 10, No. -, pp. 776 - 779, September, 2011,
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C. R. Medeiros, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, RFID Reader Antennas For Tag Detection in Self-Confined Volumes at UHF, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 39 - 50, April, 2011,
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C. R. Medeiros, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Passive UHF RFID Tag for Airport Suitcase Tracking and Identification, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 10, No. s/n, pp. 123 - 126, March, 2011,
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5Papers in Conferences
C. C. Serra, C. R. Medeiros, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Study of Transparent Antennas for RFID, IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Spokane, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2011,
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C. R. Medeiros, C. C. Serra, C. A. Fernandes, J.R. Costa, UHF RFID Cabinet, IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Spokane, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1429 - 1432, July, 2011,
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C. R. Medeiros, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Passive UHF RFID Smart Polling Device, IEEE AP-S/URSI International Symp., Toronto, Canada, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2010,
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C. R. Medeiros, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, Investigation of a Crossed Exponentially Tapered Slot Printed Antenna for UWB Ranging, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2010,
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C. R. Medeiros, J.R. Costa, C. A. Fernandes, UHF Tag for Suitcase RFID Application in Airports, European Conf. on Antennas & Propagation - EUCAP, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2010,
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Project: Advanced Antennas for Radio Frequency Identification and Localization