Multi-Chip RFID antenna integrating shape-memory alloys for detection of thermal thresholds

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2488-2494

  Caizzone, Stefano ^a,b   Occhiuzzi, Cecilia ^a   Marrocco, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency Identification (RFID); shape memory alloy; temperature sensor

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHODOLOGY; MULTI-CHIP; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RFID ANTENNAE; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; TAG ANTENNA; WIRELESS MEASUREMENTS;

ALLOYS; ANTENNA RADIATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 79960128494     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2011.2152341     Document Type: Article

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