Wearable UHF RFID Tag Antenna Design Using Hilbert Fractal Structure

Sharif, A., Ouyang, J., Chattha, H. T., Imran, M. A. and Abbasi, Q. H. (2019) Wearable UHF RFID Tag Antenna Design Using Hilbert Fractal Structure. In: 4th International Conference on UK - China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2019), Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, ISBN 9781728127972 (doi: 10.1109/UCET.2019.8881857)

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Abstract

A broadband ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification tag antenna is proposed for wearable applications. The antenna consists of an elliptical matching loop and capacitive loading plates to reduce the size of the antenna. This tag was printed on a low-cost 0.5 mm paper substrate. We employ a first order Hilbert fractal structure and parallel strips to further improve impedance. The Hilbert fractal structure was etched on the capacitive loading. The proposed tag antenna offers broadband characteristics (ranging from 860 MHz to 960 MHz), when attached to the multi-layered human model. Moreover, the tag antenna can able to work with metallic objects, if one end loading plate of the antenna is attached to metal. Furthermore, the designed tag provides a read range of 5.5 m and 8.5 m, when attached to the human body and the metal plate (100×100mm 2 ), respectively.

Item Type:Conference Proceedings
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Imran, Professor Muhammad and Abbasi, Professor Qammer
Authors: Sharif, A., Ouyang, J., Chattha, H. T., Imran, M. A., and Abbasi, Q. H.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
ISBN:9781728127972
Published Online:24 October 2019
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