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Wearable UHF RFID Tag Antenna Design using Hilbert Fractal Structure

  • Abubakar Sharif
  • , Jun Ouyang
  • , Hassan Tariq Chattha
  • , Muhammad Ali Imran
  • , Qammer Hussain Abbasi
  • University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
  • Islamic University of Madinah
  • University of Glasgow

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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 (100×100mm2), respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 UK/China Emerging Technologies, UCET 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728127972
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 UK/China Emerging Technologies, UCET 2019 - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Duration: 21 Aug 201922 Aug 2019

Publication series

Name2019 UK/China Emerging Technologies, UCET 2019

Conference

Conference2019 UK/China Emerging Technologies, UCET 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow, Scotland
Period21/08/1922/08/19

Keywords

  • Impedance match
  • radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antenna
  • wearable

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