Title :
Practical read range evaluation of wearable embroidered UHF RFID tag
Author :
Koski, Karoliina ; Koski, Eveliina ; Björninen, Toni ; Babar, A. Ali ; Ukkonen, Leena ; Sydänheimo, Lauri ; Rahmat-Samii, Yahya
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Tampere Univ. of Technol. (TUT), Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
In this study, the on-body read range performance of a wearable ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is evaluated. The tag is fabricated using conductive thread and an embroidery machine. A measurement scenario is described, in which such an embroidered tag is attached to human clothing. The measurement results demonstrate the practical read ranges of the tag utilizing the new concept of using conductive threads. A maximum read range of 1.30 meters is attained.
Keywords :
biomedical communication; clothing; radiofrequency identification; conductive thread; conductive threads; embroidery machine; human clothing; measurement scenario; on-body read range performance; read range evaluation; wearable embroidered UHF RFID tag; wearable ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification tag; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Biomedical monitoring; Fabrics; Radiofrequency identification; UHF measurements; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6349382
