DocumentCode
1776266
Title
An investigation of the viability of UHF RFID for subsurface soil sensors
Author
Bauer-Reich, C. ; Tan, Kay Chen ; Haring, F. ; Schneck, N. ; Wick, A. ; Berge, L. ; Hoey, Jesse ; Sailer, Rudolf ; Ulven, C.
Author_Institution
Center for Nanoscale Sci. & Eng., North Dakota State Univ. Fargo, Fargo, ND, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
5-7 June 2014
Firstpage
577
Lastpage
580
Abstract
A study was performed to assess the viability of using ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) to communicate with subsurface sensors. The results showed that, when the reader operated near the FCC limit, read ranges for the sensorwere greater than a half meter for soil moisture levels of 15% by weight or less. Moisture levels at 15% or greater resulted in significant attenuation or complete loss of signal. Tags also had desireable read ranges for depths up to 15 cm.
Keywords
geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; radiofrequency identification; soil; FCC limit; UHF RFID viability; soil moisture levels; subsurface soil sensors; ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification; Antennas; Moisture; Radiofrequency identification; Soil; Soil measurements; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Milwaukee, WI
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EIT.2014.6871828
Filename
6871828
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