Breaking the range limit of RFID localization: Phase-based positioning with tunneling tags

Cheng Qi; Francesco Amato; Mohammad Alhassoun; Gregory D. Durgin

doi:10.1109/RFID.2019.8719276

Breaking the range limit of RFID localization: Phase-based positioning with tunneling tags

Cheng Qi
, Francesco Amato
, Mohammad Alhassoun
, Gregory D. Durgin

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

28 Scopus citations

Abstract

The measurements reported in this work demonstrate the ability to extend the localization range of low-powered RFID tags to distances usually not achievable with conventional RFID technology. The ranging technique is performed through the Frequency Domain Phase Difference Of Arrival (FD-PDOA) method on a 5.8 GHz Tunneling Tag, both in a multipath-rich indoor environment and outdoor, at distances up to 15 meters from the reader. Range estimation errors as low as 1.95% were observed, moreover, an EIRP of only 10.5 dBm, a biasing power for the Tunneling Tag of only 21.32 μW (80 mV), and a tag antenna gain of 1 dBi suggest the potential of power-stingy Tunneling Tags to be used in low-powered RFID localization applications for very long-range scenarios.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE International Conference on RFID, RFID 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728112107
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RFID.2019.8719276
State	Published - 21 May 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Name	2019 IEEE International Conference on RFID, RFID 2019

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Keywords

Fine-scale Positioning
Internet-of-Things
Long-range Backscatter Communication
RFID
RFID Localization
Tunneling Tag

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Computer Networks and Communications
Instrumentation

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Qi, C., Amato, F., Alhassoun, M., & Durgin, G. D. (2019). Breaking the range limit of RFID localization: Phase-based positioning with tunneling tags. In 2019 IEEE International Conference on RFID, RFID 2019 Article 8719276 (2019 IEEE International Conference on RFID, RFID 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/RFID.2019.8719276

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