Development of Environmental Long Range RFID Sensors Based on the Modulated Scattering Technique
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Mathematical Formulation
3. Description of the MST Environmental System
3.1. Reader Description
3.2. MST Tag Description
3.3. Experimental Setup and Measurement Campaign
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Donelli, M.; Manekiya, M. Development of Environmental Long Range RFID Sensors Based on the Modulated Scattering Technique. Electronics 2018, 7, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7070106
Donelli M, Manekiya M. Development of Environmental Long Range RFID Sensors Based on the Modulated Scattering Technique. Electronics. 2018; 7(7):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7070106
Chicago/Turabian StyleDonelli, Massimo, and Mohammedhusen Manekiya. 2018. "Development of Environmental Long Range RFID Sensors Based on the Modulated Scattering Technique" Electronics 7, no. 7: 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics7070106