Characterization and modeling of UHF RFID channels for ranging and localization

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2491-2501

  Arnitz, Daniel ^a   Muehlmann, Ulrich ^b   Witrisal, Klaus ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b NXP SEMICONDUCTORS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Channel characterization; localization; narrowband; positioning; ranging; ultra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID); ultra wideband; wideband

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CHARACTERIZATION; LOCALIZATION; NARROW BANDS; POSITIONING; RADIO FREQUENCIES; WIDE-BAND;

BACKSCATTERING; PALLETS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RANGE FINDING; ULTRA-WIDEBAND (UWB);

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 84860674370     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2189705     Document Type: Article

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