Title :
Miniaturised wearable UHF-RFID tag with tuning capability
Author :
Manzari, S. ; Pettinari, S. ; Marrocco, G.
Author_Institution :
Pervasive Electromagn. Lab., Univ. of Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
By carving a `square-smile` slot profile over a folded patch, a miniaturised UHF-RFID tag is obtained, having a convenient two-step tuning mechanism (coarse and fine). This is useful to adapt the same tag to European and US frequencies and to make on-site corrections. The antenna is half the size of a credit card and can be read up to 5m when attached onto the body. The flexible and lightweight EPDM foam substrate makes the tag suited to be integrated in badges, wallets, pockets, plasters, wristbands and various garments.
Keywords :
radiofrequency identification; European frequencies; US frequencies; badges; flexible EPDM foam substrate; lightweight EPDM foam substrate; miniaturised UHF-RFID tag; miniaturised wearable UHF-RFID tag; on-site corrections; plasters; pockets; square-smile slot profile; tuning capability; two-step tuning mechanism; various garments; wallets; wristbands;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.2813
