Sensors & Electronics
Electronics & Systems
Multiple RF Tag Technology Options (291)
Problem: Need to apply the right Radio Frequency (RF) Tag design to the right application for maximizing performance and minimizing cost
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Mechanisms through Sensors and Devices
PNNL Solution:
- Developed a variety of tags to meet specific application requirements
- PNNL tags cover a range of complexity including
- read only identification tags
- tags with control options, and
- interactive nets of tags with sensors
- PNNL has advanced the performance of passive, semi-passive and active tags
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs: Radio frequency (RF) field theory for antenna design and field propagation; information theory for evaluation of read/write distance effects on data transfer rates; analog and digital circuit design and implementation; compact, low power electronic design; sensor selection and interface design; microprocessor application with embedded software; energy efficient task scheduling; compact RF antenna design; RF communication links; packaging design for compact, robust deployment modules; surface mount electronics development; prototype RF tag design, fabrication, and evaluation; lab testing; test planning and analysis; documentation of technical basis and results.
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Contact: Kurt Silvers
