A miniaturized electronic beam-scanning phased-array antenna for radio-frequency identification (RFID) applications

Phased Array ◽

Smart Antennas ◽

Phased Array Antenna ◽

Location Finding ◽

Input Multiple Output ◽

Rfid Readers

Various smart antennas developed for automatic radio frequency identification (RFID) readers are presented. The main smart antennas types of RFID readers are switched beam, phased array, adaptive beamfsorming and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antennas. New development in the millimeter wave frequency band?60 GHz and above? exploits micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) devices and nano-components. Realizing the important of RFID applications in the 900 MHz frequency band, a 3×2-element planar phased array antenna has been designed in a compact package at Monash University. The antenna covers 860-960 GHz frequency band with more than 10 dB input return loss, 12 dBi broadside gain and up to 40° elevation beam scanning with a 4-bit reflection type phase shifter array. Once implemented in the mass market, RFID smart antennas will contribute tremendously in the areas of RFID tag reading rates, collision mitigation, location finding of items and capacity improvement of the RFID system.

Smart Antennas for Automatic Radio Frequency Identification Readers

Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-960-1.ch040 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 648-677

Author(s):

Nemai Chandra Karmakar

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Frequency Band ◽

Phased Array ◽

Smart Antennas ◽

Phased Array Antenna ◽

Location Finding ◽

Input Multiple Output ◽

Rfid Readers

Various smart antennas developed for automatic radio frequency identification (RFID) readers are presented. The main smart antennas types of RFID readers are switched beam, phased array, adaptive beams forming and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antennas. New development in the millimeter wave frequency band?60 GHz and above? exploits micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) devices and nano-components. Realizing the important of RFID applications in the 900 MHz frequency band, a 3×2-element planar phased array antenna has been designed in a compact package at Monash University. The antenna covers 860-960 GHz frequency band with more than 10 dB input return loss, 12 dBi broadside gain and up to 40° elevation beam scanning with a 4-bit reflection type phase shifter array. Once implemented in the mass market, RFID smart antennas will contribute tremendously in the areas of RFID tag reading rates, collision mitigation, location finding of items and capacity improvement of the RFID system.

Time-Efficient Cloning Attacks Identification in Large-Scale RFID Systems

Security and Communication Networks ◽

10.1155/2017/8356983 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ju-min Zhao ◽

Ding Feng ◽

Deng-ao Li ◽

Wei Gong ◽

Hao-xiang Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Large Scale ◽

Emerging Technology ◽

Current Form ◽

Rfid Systems ◽

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an emerging technology for electronic labeling of objects for the purpose of automatically identifying, categorizing, locating, and tracking the objects. But in their current form RFID systems are susceptible to cloning attacks that seriously threaten RFID applications but are hard to prevent. Existing protocols aimed at detecting whether there are cloning attacks in single-reader RFID systems. In this paper, we investigate the cloning attacks identification in the multireader scenario and first propose a time-efficient protocol, called the time-efficient Cloning Attacks Identification Protocol (CAIP) to identify all cloned tags in multireaders RFID systems. We evaluate the performance of CAIP through extensive simulations. The results show that CAIP can identify all the cloned tags in large-scale RFID systems fairly fast with required accuracy.

Liquid crystal based phased array antenna with improved beam scanning capability

Electronics Letters ◽

10.1049/el.2014.0269 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 50 (6) ◽

pp. 426-428 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

O.H. Karabey ◽

A. Mehmood ◽

M. Ayluctarhan ◽

H. Braun ◽

M. Letz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Phased Array ◽

Array Antenna ◽

Phased Array Antenna ◽

Beam Scanning

Knowledge Development Trajectories of the Radio Frequency Identification Domain: An Academic Study Based on Citation and Main Paths Analysis

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11188254 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (18) ◽

pp. 8254

Author(s):

Wei-Hao Su ◽

Kai-Ying Chen ◽

Louis Y. Y. Lu ◽

Jen-Jen Wang

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Technological Development ◽

Future Research ◽

Integrated Analysis ◽

Main Research ◽

Development Trajectory ◽

Development Trajectories ◽

The study collected papers on radio frequency identification (RFID) applications from an academic database to explore the topic’s development trajectory and predict future development trends. Overall, 3820 papers were collected, and citation networks were established on the basis of the literature references. Main path analysis was performed on the networks to determine the development trajectory of RFID applications. After clustering into groups, the results are twenty clusters, and six clusters with citation counts of more than 200 were obtained. Cluster and word cloud analyses were conducted, and the main research themes were identified: RFID applications in supply chain management, antenna design, collision prevention protocols, privacy and safety, tag sensors, and localization systems. Text mining was performed on the titles and abstracts of the papers to identify frequent keywords and topics of interest to researchers. Finally, statistical analysis of papers published in the previous 4 years revealed RFID applications in construction, aquaculture, and experimentation are less frequently discussed themes. This study provides planning directions for industry, and the findings serve as a reference for business domain. The integrated analysis successfully determined the trajectory of RFID-based technological development and applications as well as forecast the direction of future research.

Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) Applications

i-manager’s Journal on Software Engineering ◽

10.26634/jse.1.2.772 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 34-39

Author(s):

A. Rathika ◽

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Hema P ◽

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Radio Frequency Identification Device ◽

Humans and Emerging RFID Systems

Sociological and Philosophical Aspects of Human Interaction with Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-575-9.ch007 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 145-156

Author(s):

Olli Pitkänen ◽

Marketta Niemelä

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Legal System ◽

Data Protection ◽

Rfid Tags ◽

Research Needs ◽

Human Needs ◽

Eu Directives ◽

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology offers a lot of promises. To redeem them, RFID applications have to respect privacy and they need to be supported by the legal system. The article evaluates how the current EU directives on data protection support emerging applications that are based on RFID tags. The evaluation is based on user scenarios that illustrate human needs in relation to technologies and applications. The article continues earlier analyses and uses more realistic and state-of-the-art applications and scenarios. We conclude by pointing out further research needs in the field of RFID and data protection.

RFID Applications in Retail

10.5772/intechopen.95787 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Narges Kasiri

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Inventory Management ◽

Operations Management ◽

Retail Sector ◽

Rfid Technology ◽

Retail Operations ◽

And Control ◽

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is one of the latest product tracking technologies being utilized by retailers. Operations management improvements were among the first recognized applications of this technology earlier in the century. RFID applications in managing retail operations, such as inventory management and control, lead to significant benefits. However, RFID applications are not limited to operations management and go beyond the operations side to offer improvements in other areas in retail such as marketing and managing customers’ shopping experiences. In this research, we review the applications of RFID technology in retail since its introduction and how those applications have evolved over the last two decades to help retailers provide omnichannel services to their customers in the current market. We will demonstrate what strategic and tactical factors have helped retailers implement this technology and what factors have slowed down the process of adoption. We will also report on the latest status of the utilization of RFID in the retail sector.

Wavelength-controlled hologram-waveguide modules for continuous beam scanning in a phased-array antenna system

10.1117/12.479787 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

Zhong Shi ◽

Yongqiang Jiang ◽

Brie Howley ◽

Yihong Chen ◽

Ray T. Chen

Keyword(s):

Phased Array ◽

Antenna System ◽

Array Antenna ◽

Continuous Beam ◽

Phased Array Antenna ◽

Beam Scanning

Humans and Emerging RFID Systems

Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-960-1.ch087 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 1396-1407

Author(s):

Olli Pitkänen ◽

Marketta Niemelä

Keyword(s):

Radio Frequency ◽

Legal System ◽

Data Protection ◽

Rfid Tags ◽

Research Needs ◽

Human Needs ◽

Eu Directives ◽

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology offers a lot of promises. To redeem them, RFID applications have to respect privacy and they need to be supported by the legal system. The article evaluates how the current EU directives on data protection support emerging applications that are based on RFID tags. The evaluation is based on user scenarios that illustrate human needs in relation to technologies and applications. The article continues earlier analyses and uses more realistic and state-of-the-art applications and scenarios. We conclude by pointing out further research needs in the field of RFID and data protection.