The Performance Comparison of Sub-1GHz Wireless Personal Area Monitoring Systems

Abstract:

This paper presents a brand new hardware framework of wireless personal area monitoring system (WPAMS) in order to form a point-to-point simply connected personal area identification network with the applications of ubiquitous monitoring personal valuable belongings. The WPAMS consists of sub-1GHz radio frequency identification (RFID) interrogator subsystem, antenna subsystem and passive RFID transponder subsystem with salient features of low-cost, tiny and power-efficient. The hardware frameworks of two commercial interrogator prototypes have been identified and simulated. With the connection of 5.7dBi right-hand circularly polarized antenna and in the adherence of local power regulation (within 1watt), the identified range of all types of commercial transponders from sideward and upward directions can be reached to 2 meters. The current PCB size of interrogator is 88mm45mm and can be reduced in the near future.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 284-287)
• Pages: 2657-2661
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.2657
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Wei Cheng Lin, Ching Chun Lan, Long Kun Lee, Kai Yang Luo, Wei Zhou Hong
• Keywords: Passive, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Sub-1GHz, Wireless Personal Area Monitoring System (WPAMs), Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)

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