A compact dipolar patch antenna, which is embedded with a middle-layer patch internally, is proposed for designing an on-metal tag. Multiple tuning mechanisms have been employed for enabling frequency tuning over a wide bandwidth. First, the antenna’s shorting stubs are displaced diagonally to two opposite corners for lengthening the current paths. Then, the two patches are coupled capacitively for generating additional tuning reactance. Finally, multiple inductive slits have been incorporated with the patches for lowering the tag’s resonant frequency. Employment of the tuning mechanisms has successfully brought the tag resonance down to the UHF RFID passband. Notably, adjusting the slit length $(i_{2})$ allows the tag’s resonant frequency to be tuned across a broad range from 834 MHz to 964 MHz. Despite its compact size of $25times 25times 3.3$ mm3, the proposed tag can be read from a distance of 16 m (with 4W EIRP), which is much longer than most of the contemporary on-metal tags of this size.
{"title":"Compact Folded Dipolar Patch Antenna With Broad Tuning Range for On-Metal Tag Design","authors":"Subbiah Alagiasundaram;Kim-Yee Lee;Eng-Hock Lim;Pei-Song Chee","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2025.3561277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2025.3561277","url":null,"abstract":"A compact dipolar patch antenna, which is embedded with a middle-layer patch internally, is proposed for designing an on-metal tag. Multiple tuning mechanisms have been employed for enabling frequency tuning over a wide bandwidth. First, the antenna’s shorting stubs are displaced diagonally to two opposite corners for lengthening the current paths. Then, the two patches are coupled capacitively for generating additional tuning reactance. Finally, multiple inductive slits have been incorporated with the patches for lowering the tag’s resonant frequency. Employment of the tuning mechanisms has successfully brought the tag resonance down to the UHF RFID passband. Notably, adjusting the slit length <inline-formula> <tex-math>$(i_{2})$ </tex-math></inline-formula> allows the tag’s resonant frequency to be tuned across a broad range from 834 MHz to 964 MHz. Despite its compact size of <inline-formula> <tex-math>$25times 25times 3.3$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm3, the proposed tag can be read from a distance of 16 m (with 4W EIRP), which is much longer than most of the contemporary on-metal tags of this size.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"9 ","pages":"170-179"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143883334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-16DOI: 10.1109/JRFID.2025.3561497
Ryan Jones;Shuai Yang;Richard Penty;Michael Crisp
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is frequently deployed in high tag density environments, where tag read rate can become a limiting factor. Current Class 1 Gen 2 (C1G2) RFID systems are limited in read rate by the Framed Slotted Aloha (FSA) scheduling algorithm and physical layer modulation parameters. We propose a multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) RFID system compatible with C1G2 which enables simultaneous communication with multiple tags, achieving greater read rates. Multiple monostatic reader antennas are exploited to recover collided tag data and perform channel estimation. These channel estimates are then used to precode the reader’s ACK signals across multiple transmit antennas into spatial channels such that the tags will receive separated acknowledgements. To evaluate potential performance gains, we calculate theoretical throughput improvements and empirically measure the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) required for commercial passive tags to respond to collided acknowledgements. Furthermore, we perform simulations to determine the effect of increasing number of tag responses on channel estimation accuracy, and hence the received SIR at tags. An experiment is carried out using two monostatic transceivers with two emulated tags, showing successful channel recoveries and uncollided reader acknowledgments commands at the tags, and hence compatability with C1G2 protocol provided a reader can be developed meeting the timing requirements.
{"title":"MU-MIMO for Passive UHF RFID","authors":"Ryan Jones;Shuai Yang;Richard Penty;Michael Crisp","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2025.3561497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2025.3561497","url":null,"abstract":"Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is frequently deployed in high tag density environments, where tag read rate can become a limiting factor. Current Class 1 Gen 2 (C1G2) RFID systems are limited in read rate by the Framed Slotted Aloha (FSA) scheduling algorithm and physical layer modulation parameters. We propose a multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) RFID system compatible with C1G2 which enables simultaneous communication with multiple tags, achieving greater read rates. Multiple monostatic reader antennas are exploited to recover collided tag data and perform channel estimation. These channel estimates are then used to precode the reader’s ACK signals across multiple transmit antennas into spatial channels such that the tags will receive separated acknowledgements. To evaluate potential performance gains, we calculate theoretical throughput improvements and empirically measure the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) required for commercial passive tags to respond to collided acknowledgements. Furthermore, we perform simulations to determine the effect of increasing number of tag responses on channel estimation accuracy, and hence the received SIR at tags. An experiment is carried out using two monostatic transceivers with two emulated tags, showing successful channel recoveries and uncollided reader acknowledgments commands at the tags, and hence compatability with C1G2 protocol provided a reader can be developed meeting the timing requirements.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"9 ","pages":"215-226"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143896542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
For Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) security, reliable keys are essential. Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) prevent physical cloning, but they are sensitive to environmental variations and vulnerable to Machine Learning (ML) attacks. In this paper, a security system is proposed that aims to generate keys with high reliability and resistance to ML attacks. The entire system can be integrated into RFID tags. For reliable key generation, the proposed approach utilizes a two-step structure comprising a Coarse PUF and a Fine PUF, along with modified Ring Oscillator (RO) PUFs featuring varying ring counts. This design enhances resistance to machine learning (ML) attacks through challenge obfuscation. To further improve security against ML attacks, real-time power consumption is monitored using a novel analog circuit, and a hardware algorithm is developed based on the monitored power data. The proposed PUF (128-bit key generator) is implemented on an FPGA from the Xilinx family, specifically the Zynq-7 model. The robustness of the proposed PUF is evaluated through voltage and temperature variation tests. Experimental results demonstrate a Bit Error Rate (BER) of $3.42times 10^{-5}$ , with uniqueness and uniformity values of 49.77% and 50.27%, respectively. While a conventional PUF exhibits a vulnerability of 91.23%, the implementation of the proposed system and hardware algorithm reduces this vulnerability to 50.17%. The obtained results confirm that the proposed system offers a significantly more secure and robust solution compared to other competitors.
{"title":"A High-Reliability PUF Solution for Securing RFID Systems Against Machine Learning","authors":"Abolfazl Rajaiyan;Yas Hosseini Tehrani;Seyed Mojtaba Atarodi","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2025.3560996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2025.3560996","url":null,"abstract":"For Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) security, reliable keys are essential. Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) prevent physical cloning, but they are sensitive to environmental variations and vulnerable to Machine Learning (ML) attacks. In this paper, a security system is proposed that aims to generate keys with high reliability and resistance to ML attacks. The entire system can be integrated into RFID tags. For reliable key generation, the proposed approach utilizes a two-step structure comprising a Coarse PUF and a Fine PUF, along with modified Ring Oscillator (RO) PUFs featuring varying ring counts. This design enhances resistance to machine learning (ML) attacks through challenge obfuscation. To further improve security against ML attacks, real-time power consumption is monitored using a novel analog circuit, and a hardware algorithm is developed based on the monitored power data. The proposed PUF (128-bit key generator) is implemented on an FPGA from the Xilinx family, specifically the Zynq-7 model. The robustness of the proposed PUF is evaluated through voltage and temperature variation tests. Experimental results demonstrate a Bit Error Rate (BER) of <inline-formula> <tex-math>$3.42times 10^{-5}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, with uniqueness and uniformity values of 49.77% and 50.27%, respectively. While a conventional PUF exhibits a vulnerability of 91.23%, the implementation of the proposed system and hardware algorithm reduces this vulnerability to 50.17%. The obtained results confirm that the proposed system offers a significantly more secure and robust solution compared to other competitors.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"9 ","pages":"161-169"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143875107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-15DOI: 10.1109/JRFID.2025.3560736
Karl Adolphs-Saura;Ferran Paredes;Amirhossein Karami-Horestani;Pau Casacuberta;Paris Vélez;Ferran Martín
In this paper, a new electromagnetic encoder system for motion sensing and near-field chipless-RFID applications is presented. The system consists of an encoder, based on chains of transversally oriented linear apertures in a dielectric substrate, and a reader with an open-ended quarter-wavelength resonator that is sensitive to the presence of the apertures. The reader can detect variations in the phase of the reflection coefficient due to the motion of the encoder. To validate the encoder system, two encoders are implemented in a low-loss rigid substrate, and four are fabricated in flexible substrates, such as paper and plastic (polyethylene terephthalate -PET). One of the rigid encoders is incremental (with a periodic chain of apertures) and the other one is quasi-absolute (with two aperture sizes), useful for both motion sensing and near-field chipless-RFID. For the encoders implemented in flexible substrates (quasi-absolute in all cases), the apertures are replaced with linear chains of small holes, with a period of ${p}{=}2$ .3 mm. The resulting density of bits per unit length is DPL ${=}4.35$ bit/cm. Such encoders provide a means to implement cost-effective and eco-friendly (“green”) systems.
{"title":"Phase-Modulation All-Dielectric and “Green” Electromagnetic Encoders for Motion Sensing and Near-Field Chipless-RFID","authors":"Karl Adolphs-Saura;Ferran Paredes;Amirhossein Karami-Horestani;Pau Casacuberta;Paris Vélez;Ferran Martín","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2025.3560736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2025.3560736","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a new electromagnetic encoder system for motion sensing and near-field chipless-RFID applications is presented. The system consists of an encoder, based on chains of transversally oriented linear apertures in a dielectric substrate, and a reader with an open-ended quarter-wavelength resonator that is sensitive to the presence of the apertures. The reader can detect variations in the phase of the reflection coefficient due to the motion of the encoder. To validate the encoder system, two encoders are implemented in a low-loss rigid substrate, and four are fabricated in flexible substrates, such as paper and plastic (polyethylene terephthalate -PET). One of the rigid encoders is incremental (with a periodic chain of apertures) and the other one is quasi-absolute (with two aperture sizes), useful for both motion sensing and near-field chipless-RFID. For the encoders implemented in flexible substrates (quasi-absolute in all cases), the apertures are replaced with linear chains of small holes, with a period of <inline-formula> <tex-math>${p}{=}2$ </tex-math></inline-formula>.3 mm. The resulting density of bits per unit length is DPL <inline-formula> <tex-math>${=}4.35$ </tex-math></inline-formula> bit/cm. Such encoders provide a means to implement cost-effective and eco-friendly (“green”) systems.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"9 ","pages":"146-160"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143875272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-04-04DOI: 10.1109/JRFID.2025.3553925
Luca Catarinucci;Andrea Ria;Arnaud Vena
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Pub Date : 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1109/JRFID.2025.3557078
Nicolas Barbot;Ionela Prodan;Pavel Nikitin
This paper introduces a new method, called multi-port load modulation, allowing one to improve the delta RCS of any passive transponder. By switching simultaneously the loads connected to a multi-port antenna, we show that the associated delta RCS can be higher than the one predicted by the equations of R. Green in 1963. We demonstrate analytically that the delta RCS of the multi-port tag can be improved by 6 dB compared to a single port antenna. This improvement corresponds to an increase of the round-trip read range of 41%. This result can still be improved if the modulation of the structural mode adds constructively with the modulation of the antenna mode. Simulation and measurement of a fully compliant dual-port tag validate the model and achieve a large part of the predicted improvement.
{"title":"Differential RCS of Multi-Port Tag Antenna With Synchronous Modulated Backscatter","authors":"Nicolas Barbot;Ionela Prodan;Pavel Nikitin","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2025.3557078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2025.3557078","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces a new method, called multi-port load modulation, allowing one to improve the delta RCS of any passive transponder. By switching simultaneously the loads connected to a multi-port antenna, we show that the associated delta RCS can be higher than the one predicted by the equations of R. Green in 1963. We demonstrate analytically that the delta RCS of the multi-port tag can be improved by 6 dB compared to a single port antenna. This improvement corresponds to an increase of the round-trip read range of 41%. This result can still be improved if the modulation of the structural mode adds constructively with the modulation of the antenna mode. Simulation and measurement of a fully compliant dual-port tag validate the model and achieve a large part of the predicted improvement.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"9 ","pages":"126-134"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143817831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems offer high data rates, but these systems are highly susceptible to environmental factors, particularly weather conditions such as rain, dust, and sand. This paper presents a novel approach to enhance the reliability of mmWave communication by implementing a Fuzzy Controller System (FCS) for dynamic channel switching. The proposed system integrates real-time measured weather data, such as rain rate, with the fuzzy logic controller to intelligently select the optimum frequency channel with the least attenuation under current atmospheric conditions. The fuzzy controller makes adaptive switching decisions by continuously analyzing environmental changes to maintain signal quality and system performance. Experimental results and simulations demonstrate that incorporating real measured data significantly improves the system’s ability to respond to weather variability, ensuring stable and efficient mmWave communication. This work provides a practical framework for implementing intelligent, weather-aware channel-switching mechanisms in next-generation wireless communication networks.
{"title":"Adaptive Millimeter Wave Channel Switching Based on Real-Time Weather Data Using Fuzzy Logic Control","authors":"Abdulmajid Mrebit;Esmail Abuhdima;Jian Liu;Amirhossein Nazeri;Nabeyou Tadessa;Naomi Rolle;Jason Laing;Gurcan Comert;Chin-Tser Huang;Pierluigi Pisu","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2025.3575098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2025.3575098","url":null,"abstract":"Millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems offer high data rates, but these systems are highly susceptible to environmental factors, particularly weather conditions such as rain, dust, and sand. This paper presents a novel approach to enhance the reliability of mmWave communication by implementing a Fuzzy Controller System (FCS) for dynamic channel switching. The proposed system integrates real-time measured weather data, such as rain rate, with the fuzzy logic controller to intelligently select the optimum frequency channel with the least attenuation under current atmospheric conditions. The fuzzy controller makes adaptive switching decisions by continuously analyzing environmental changes to maintain signal quality and system performance. Experimental results and simulations demonstrate that incorporating real measured data significantly improves the system’s ability to respond to weather variability, ensuring stable and efficient mmWave communication. This work provides a practical framework for implementing intelligent, weather-aware channel-switching mechanisms in next-generation wireless communication networks.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"9 ","pages":"377-383"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144502876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-29DOI: 10.1109/JRFID.2025.3574759
Radhika Raina;Kamal Jeet Singh;Suman Kumar
Precision agriculture, also referred to as precision farming or smart farming, uses technology to improve the efficiency, sustainability and productivity of agricultural practices. Traditional precision agriculture systems often suffer from limited communication range and high power consumption, which restrict their scalability and long term deployment in large scale farms. Furthermore, existing literature lacks integrated solutions that address both range extension and power minimization in precision agriculture monitoring. To bridge this gap, multiple power efficient soil moisture monitoring nodes are deployed in the farm which transmit data using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. Also, this paper investigates the power consumption of the entire precision agriculture monitoring system, including both the sensor nodes and the gateway, which has not been addressed in the previous research works. Soil moisture node has a battery lifetime of 114.18 hrs with 620 mAh / 3V battery. The soil moisture data is received by the gateway (receiver) which then sends data to the cloud. Also, Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) is used at the receiver which reduces the packet loss and increases the range of soil moisture monitoring nodes. Additionally, light intensity (VCNL4040), anemometer, temperature and humidity (SHT40) sensors are interfaced with the gateway which sends data to the cloud directly using Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) technology. Therefore, this paper proposes novel and power-efficient agricultural monitoring device that also acts as a gateway has a battery life of 106.74 hrs with 15600 mAh / 4.2 V battery. Additionally, the mean absolute errors calculated for the soil moisture sensor (ZSSC3123), VCNL4040, SHT40 and anemometer using reference sensors are 0.1, 1.9, 1.33 and 1.42 respectively.
精准农业，也被称为精准农业或智能农业，利用技术来提高农业实践的效率、可持续性和生产力。传统的精准农业系统通常存在通信范围有限和功耗高的问题，这限制了其可扩展性和在大型农场的长期部署。此外，现有文献缺乏解决精准农业监测范围扩展和功耗最小化的综合解决方案。为了弥补这一差距，农场中部署了多个高效节能的土壤湿度监测节点，这些节点使用低功耗蓝牙（BLE）技术传输数据。此外，本文还研究了整个精准农业监测系统的功耗，包括传感器节点和网关，这是以往研究工作中没有解决的问题。土壤湿度节点采用620 mAh / 3V电池，电池寿命114.18小时。土壤湿度数据由网关（接收器）接收，然后将数据发送到云。在接收端采用低噪声放大器（LNA），减少了丢包，增加了土壤湿度监测节点的范围。此外，光强（VCNL4040）、风速计、温度和湿度（SHT40）传感器与网关接口，网关使用全球移动通信系统（GSM）技术直接向云发送数据。因此，本文提出了一种新型高效节能的农业监测设备，该设备同时作为网关，电池寿命为106.74小时，电池容量为15600 mAh / 4.2 V。土壤湿度传感器（ZSSC3123）、VCNL4040、SHT40和风速计使用参考传感器计算的平均绝对误差分别为0.1、1.9、1.33和1.42。
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Pub Date : 2025-03-29DOI: 10.1109/JRFID.2025.3575043
Rahul Bhattacharyya;Fatima Villa Gonzalez;Pavel Nikitin
In this paper, we demonstrate how the power-on-tag-forward (POTF) and reverse (POTR) resonance frequencies can be estimated simply by measuring changes in the autotune (AT) code of RAIN RFID chips capable of making capacitance adjustments for enhanced antenna impedance matching. We show how this approach allows us to reliably estimate these characteristic frequencies — and, by extension, the dielectric and magnetic properties — of objects using a simple reading of the AT state values in the chip memory. Therefore, we eliminate the need for full POTF and/or POTR curve measurement and the need for read distance estimation and environmental calibration. The proposed method shows repeatability using 6 diverse RAIN RFID tags with T-matched antenna designs and self-tuning ICs, deployed on 7 dielectrics and 1 magnetic material. Current limitations and future research directions are also discussed.
{"title":"Material Sensing Using RAIN RFID Tags With Auto-Tuning Capabilities","authors":"Rahul Bhattacharyya;Fatima Villa Gonzalez;Pavel Nikitin","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2025.3575043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2025.3575043","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we demonstrate how the power-on-tag-forward (POTF) and reverse (POTR) resonance frequencies can be estimated simply by measuring changes in the autotune (AT) code of RAIN RFID chips capable of making capacitance adjustments for enhanced antenna impedance matching. We show how this approach allows us to reliably estimate these characteristic frequencies — and, by extension, the dielectric and magnetic properties — of objects using a simple reading of the AT state values in the chip memory. Therefore, we eliminate the need for full POTF and/or POTR curve measurement and the need for read distance estimation and environmental calibration. The proposed method shows repeatability using 6 diverse RAIN RFID tags with T-matched antenna designs and self-tuning ICs, deployed on 7 dielectrics and 1 magnetic material. Current limitations and future research directions are also discussed.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"9 ","pages":"340-349"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144323046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-27DOI: 10.1109/JRFID.2025.3573976
Po-Chun Shen;Yen-Sheng Chen
RFID systems often fail to detect tags due to polarization mismatch, interference, and blind spots caused by obstructed tags in dense metallic environments with multipath effects. This study addresses these issues by developing a dual-band circularly polarized (CP) RFID reader antenna equipped with an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) for unidirectional radiation, alongside a blind spot mitigation metasurface (BSMM) to improve detection coverage. The AMC operates at both ultra-high frequency (UHF) and microwave bands, supporting the antenna’s dual-band design and stable CP. The BSMM is a passive electromagnetic surface that operates independently of the reader antenna and is designed to redirect incident signals toward unread tags in shadowed regions, thereby mitigating blind spots in RFID detection. Experimental results show that the dual-band system achieves up to a 48% increase in read reliability at 200 cm compared to single-band systems. The AMC-backed antenna improves detection rates by up to 34% over a conventional cross-dipole design. The BSMM further removes detection failures, achieving 100% reliability at 50 cm and maintaining 80% at 100 cm. These findings demonstrate that the proposed antenna and BSMM significantly enhance RFID performance in real-world scenarios, enabling more robust item-level tracking.
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