• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.51-56
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• 2009

This paper presents the design of high sensitive/broadband tag antenna for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Ultra High Frequency(UHF) band. A proposed tag antenna size is $60\;mm\;{\times}\;10\;mm\;{\times}\;1\;mm$. The resonant frequency is 910MHz and bandwidth is about 900 MHz at -10 dB below. The measured return loss and directional pattern have been confirmed a good agreement with the calculation results. The read range of proposed tag antenna with chip is observed about 6.5 m and proposed tag antenna has been observed an average 0.5 m for more than read range of the commercial tag antenna.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.32 no.10
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• pp.805-811
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• 2008

This paper presents a design of RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) tag antenna which is available for a vehicle's side mirror and directivity characteristics by mr body. The proposed Tag antenna is designed symmetrical structure to improve the broad bandwidth characteristic and the readable range. A proposed tag antenna($30\;mm{\times}24\;mm{\times}1\;mm$) has resonant frequency at 910 MHz and bandwidth is 780 MHz ($540\;MHz{\sim}1320\;MHz$). The chip impedance is the 16 - $j131\;{\Omega}$ and the complex conjugate impedance of commercial chip has been used for tag antenna design. In order to evaluate effects of tag antenna for side view mirror's permittivity as well as car body(conductor), radiation pattern characteristics and readable range have been calculated and measured. The optimized position for a vehicle's RFID system has been observed in the inside of a side mirror and the calculated results show good agreement with the measured results.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.16 no.9 s.100
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• pp.872-882
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• 2005

In this paper, we examined the operating principle of a passive tag antenna for RFID system in UHF band. Based on the study, we proposed a novel RFID tag antenna which adopts the inductively coupled feeding structure to match antenna impedance to a capacitively loaded commercial tag chip. The proposed tag antenna consists of microstrip lines on a thin PET substrate for low-cost fabrication. The detail structure of the tag antenna were optimized using a full electromagnetic wave simulator of IE3D in conjunction with a Pareto genetic algorithm and the size of the tag antenna can be reduced up to kr=0.27($2 cm^2$). We built some sample antennas and measured the antenna characteristics such as a return loss, an efficiency, and radiation patterns. The readable range of the tag antenna with a commercial RFID system showed about 1 to 3 m.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.363-368
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• 2008

This paper presents a miniaturization design technique of radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antenna operated in 910 MHz band. Miniaturization structure design for a tag antenna is performed by structure application of the folded dipole and meander line. In order to realize the maximum power transmission, imaginary part of a chip impedance and a tag antenna impedance is matched by complex conjugate number. The optimized tag antenna size is $50\;nm\;{\times}\;40\;nm\;{\times}\;1.6\;nm$ and its size is reduced about 62 % comparison with antenna size of reference [4]. The measured results of fabricated tag antenna are confirmed the reasonable agreement with prediction. The read range of the tag antenna with chip observed about 5 m.

• Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.241-244
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 UHF 대역 수동형 RFID 태그 안테나의 최적 설계에 필요한 요소들과 전파 음영 문제를 최소화 할 수 있는 다중 리더 안테나 방식에 대하여 분석하였다. 또한, 칩 설계시 RCS 특성이 우수한 칩 임피던스 범위를 설정해 보았으며, 등방성 방사패턴을 갖는 태그 안테나의 필요성과 설계 예를 보였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.37C no.10
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• pp.909-914
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• 2012

The paper introduces the RFID location based Tree Management System (TMS) using UHF RFID tag and GPS. The bolt shape tag has been developed since the wood material has high dielectric constant. Since the characteristics and impedance of tag antenna can be changed by the material next to the tag, the plastic bolt shape tag antenna has to be carefully designed with consideration of the high dielectric constant of the wood material. The RFID TMS system has been utilized with the bolt shape tag antenna and GPS. The TMS system uses and links Google map to locate the location of the trees. Therefore, this system allow us to manage the trees economically and efficiently.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2010.06d
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• pp.408-411
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 의약품, 음료수병 등 액체용기에 부착이 가능하며, 주변 유전체에 의한 성능열화가 적고 소형으로 바코드를 대신하여 용기에 부착이 가능한 플렉시블 RFID 특수태그 안테나를 제안하였다. 제안된 태그 안테나는 PET 기판 위에 미앤더 기법으로 제작되어 제작 및 대량 생산에 용이하며, 범용 RFID의 사용주파수 (860~960MHz)를 만족시키고, 주변 유전물의 영향으로 인한 성능변화를 최소화할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 제안된 태그 안테나는 본체 중앙부에 T 정합회로를 사용하고 미앤더 구조와 직선 구조의 보조선로 2개를 본체 상단에 삽입하여, 캐패시티브 결합을 이용해 태그칩과의 임피던스 공액정합이 쉽게 이루어지도록 하였다. 또한 2개의 보조선로가 각각 다른 부착물체의 유전율에 상호 보완적으로 전류를 유기시 키도록 하여 주변 유전 물질의 영향에 의한 반사손실을 만족하도록 하였다. 본 태그의 성능은 송신출력 20dBm, 안테나 이득 6dBi인 리더 안테나를 사용하였을 때 자유공간에서는 3.5m, 유리 부착 시 2.61m, 액체가 든 유리병 부착 시 2.51m 의 인식거리 성능을 보였다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.37 no.1C
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• pp.34-37
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• 2012

The paper introduces the an necklace type UHF RFID tag for a live tree having high dielectric constant. When a general UHF RFID tag is used for the metal and the material with high dielectric constant, the electrical characteristics and impedance of antenna have been changed, and the tag is not recognized by an UHF RFID reader. The necklace type UHF RFID tag has been designed with consideration of the high dielectric constant of the tree material. The name tag for a live tree has been designed with the developed tag antenna. The performance of tag has been measured and the reading range is about 4~5m. The developed UHF RFID tag antenna can be applied to any high dielectric material for various industrial applications.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.19 no.9
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• pp.978-984
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose a RFID metal tag antenna with a minimum by size of a metal surface to attach. This proposed tag antenna is a patch antenna which is able to stick on metal surface and designed for very slim structure ($119{\times}30{\times}1.6$ mm) antenna that is matched to a chip impedance. This has a loop coupling feeding and consists of a inner radiator and a outer radiator. The outer radiator activates the current to concentrate on the inner radiator regardless of metal size to attach. Also the tag antenna is designed by CST microwave tool and the performance is measured in the anechoic chamber. The optimum antenna has 3.77 % of the matching bandwidth($S_{11}<-10$ dB). The readable range of the tag antenna is about 2.9 m on metal(max. size $700{\times}700$ mm) and 5.5 m in free space according to the measurement results.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.28 no.9
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• pp.679-684
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• 2017

This paper presents an UHF(Ultra High Frequency) band small cavity structured RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) tag antenna with a long reading range, designed to apply on metal cart or pallet for auto-parts logistics. The size of tag antennas is $140{\times}60{\times}10mm^3$, attached on a exporting metal cart, and it can give the information of inventory and logistics of carts. By collecting the exported carts and increasing the recovery rate of missing carts or pallets, the paid import tax can be refunded when the carts are returned back to the manufacture. The tag antenna was equipped with a cover to prevent damage, and the dielectric constant of the cover is considered for the simulation. The reading range of the tag antenna is 12 m using LP(Linear Polarization), 10 m with CP(Circular Polarization) reader antennas. This 920 MHz UHF RFID cavity tag ensures the long reading distance of the antenna regardless of the material of the object where it is attached.