Tag identification enhancement by using a distributed antenna structure for radio frequency identification systems

This study presents a distributed antenna structure operating at a frequency of 915 MHz to increase the tag identification sensitivity for passive radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. An experimental RFID system is set up to demonstrate the proposed structure. Experimental results indicate that using four distributed patch antennae can improve tag identification in passive RFID systems.

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