Title :
UHF RFID localization system based on a phased array antenna
Author :
Kronberger, Rainer ; Knie, Thomas ; Leonardi, Roberto ; Dettmar, Uwe ; Cremer, Markus ; Azzouzi, Salah
Author_Institution :
High Freq. Lab., Cologne Univ. of Appl. Sci., Cologne, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents new experimental results of angle of arrival (AoA) measurements for localizing passive RFID tags in the UHF frequency range. The localization system is based on the principle of a phased array with electronic beam steering mechanism. This approach has been successfully applied within a UHF RFID system and it allows the precise determination of the angle and the position of small passive RFID tags. The paper explains the basic principle, the experimental setup with the phased array and shows results of the measurements.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna phased arrays; array signal processing; direction-of-arrival estimation; radiofrequency identification; UHF RFID localization system; UHF antennas; angle of arrival measurements; electronic beam steering; phased array antenna; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Radiofrequency identification; Receiving antennas; Transponders; AoA; RFID; electronic beem steering; localization; phased array;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Spokane, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9562-7
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2011.5996761
