The radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology for automatic identification of items, particularly in supply chain, but it is becoming increasingly important for industrial applications. Unlike barcode technology that detects the optical signals reflected from barcode labels, RFID uses radio waves to transmit the information from an RFID tag affixed to the physical object. In contras...

1 The reader collision problem occurs when the signal from one reader interferes with the signal from other readers. Solutions like RTS-CTS are not applicable because a reader may communicate with multiple tags simultaneously. In this paper, we describe Pulse, a distributed protocol to reduce reader collisions. The operation of the Pulse protocol is based on periodic beaconing on a separate con...

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 t...

a compact multi resonator circuit for Chipless rfid tag is presented in this paper. The basic resonator is a shorted λ/4 Stepped Impedance Resonator (SIR). The tag is designed and simulated using High Frequency Structure Simulator and a 6 bit prototype is fabricated on rtduroid(εr=2.2 and tanδ=.0008) Substrate in area of 4.5x2cm2. Data is coded as amplitude variations in the frequency domain. H...

In this paper chipless RFID tag, capable of carrying 9-bit data is presented. The tag is optimized for several flexible substrates. With growing information and communication technology, sensor integration with data transmission has gained significant attention. Therefore, the tag with the same dimension is then optimized using paper substrate. For different values of permittivity, the relative...

The read range of UHF mobile readers can be extended by a booster for mobile RFID readers (BoMR). But in an environment where multiple BoMRs are installed, the read success rate may be decreased due to signal interference. This paper proposes three arbitration methods based on interference estimation with the purpose of enhancing the read success rate. A central arbitration server manages globa...

The paper introduces the integration of conformal paper-based RFID’s with a Single Walled Carbon Nanotube (SW-CNT) composite for the development of a chipless RFID-enabled wireless sensor node for toxic gas detection and breathing-gas-content estimation. The electrical performance of the inkjet-printed SWCNT-based ultra-sensitive sensor if reported up to 1GHz. The whole module is realized by in...

Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID) devices and sensors are among the main innovations of last years, with an enormous impact on Internet Things (IoT) physical communication layer as well logistics robotics. The aim present paper is to review technologies available for RFID sensors, identify corresponding state-of-the-art when these applied realistic IoT scenarios. Firstly, concepts radio bac...

The articles in this special section focus on the use of digital signal processing (DSP) techniques for radio frequency identification systems (RFID).

Short for radio frequency identification, RFID is a dedicated short range communication technology. The term RFID is used to describe various technologies that use radio waves to automatically identify people or objects. RFID is a method of remotely storing and retrieving data using RFID tag. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been attracting considerable attention with the ex...