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Design of Wearable Radio Frequency Identification Antenna

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This paper focuses on the development of a wearable radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna to be embedded on shirt collars or cuffs. Wearable RFID tags tend to be conformal, and are required to reasonably meet design specifications even when under deformation. A simple circular dipole structure was selected as the base design for the antenna. Operating in the ultra-high frequency band at 866 MHz and over an operating range of around 5 m, the antenna is versatile enough to be used for a number of applications such as the tagging of patients in a hospital or for workers on dangerous construction sites. The designs presented account for the complex input impedance generally observed in RFID systems and the final design employs an intricate spiral structure to accommodate longer wavelengths. This resulted in a compact portable antenna able to meet device specifications.

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This work is partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu province (Grant Nos. BK2011352 and BK20131183) and Suzhou Science and Technology Bureau (Grant No. SYG201211). The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to CST AG for providing the CST STUDIO SUITE® electromagnetic simulation software package under the China Key University Promotion Program, and the comprehensive support on it.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 111, Ren’ai Road Dushu Lake Higher Education Town SIP, Suzhou, 215123, People’s Republic of China

    Eng Gee Lim, Jingchen Wang, Gerry Juans, Zhao Wang, Mark Paul Leach & Sanghyuk Lee

  2. Centre for Smart Grid and Information Convergence, XJTLU, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China

    Sanghyuk Lee

  3. Biomedical Engineering Centre, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Sanghyuk Lee & Nipon Theera-Umpon

  4. Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Nipon Theera-Umpon

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Lim, E.G., Wang, J., Juans, G. et al. Design of Wearable Radio Frequency Identification Antenna. Wireless Pers Commun 98, 3059–3070 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-017-5091-5

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