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Antennas and Wave Propagation in Novel Wireless Sensing Applications Based on Passive UHF RFID

Antennen und Wellenausbreitung in modernen drahtlosen Sensornetzwerken basierend auf passivem UHF RFID

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Passives RFID im UHF (Ultra High Frequency)-Frequenzbereich ist eine vielversprechende Technologie für moderne drahtlose Sensornetzwerke. RFID ist die englische Kurzform für "Radio Frequency Identification", man spricht von der Identifizierung mit Hilfe elektromagnetischer Wellen. Der Vorteil eines solchen passiven Systems in Sensornetzwerken liegt darin, dass batteriebetriebene und damit voluminöse Sensorknoten vermieden werden können. Die Leistung, die zum Betrieb der einzelnen Sensorknoten notwendig ist, wird vom abgestrahlten elektromagnetischen Feld der Kontrolleinheit im Netzwerk bezogen. In diesem Beitrag werden drahtlose Sensornetzwerke in den Anwendungsbereichen der Autoreifenüberwachung und der medizinischen Fernüberwachung von Menschen vorgestellt. Beide Systeme beruhen auf passivem UHF RFID. Im Besonderen werden Aspekte bezüglich einer leistungseffizienten drahtlosen passiven Kommunikation untersucht, im Speziellen stehen das Antennendesign der Sensorknoten und die Wellenausbreitung im Sensornetzwerk im Mittelpunkt.

Summary

A promising communication technology for novel wireless sensing applications is passive ultra high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID). The advantage of passive RFID in wireless sensor networks is that bulky, battery-powered sensor nodes can be avoided, because all power required for operation of the sensor nodes is drawn from the electromagnetic field radiated by a control unit. In this contribution, wireless sensing applications in the field of car tire monitoring and remote health monitoring, based on passive UHF RFID, are presented. In particular, important aspects regarding a power efficient, wireless, passive communication system are exemplified, including the antenna design of the sensor nodes as well as the investigation of the wave propagation in these networks.

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Grosinger, J., Scholtz OVE, A. Antennas and Wave Propagation in Novel Wireless Sensing Applications Based on Passive UHF RFID. Elektrotech. Inftech. 128, 408–414 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00502-011-0054-0

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