TY - JOUR
T1 - A site-specific stochastic propagation model for passive UHF RFID
AU - Dimitriou, Antonis G.
AU - Siachalou, Stavroula
AU - Bletsas, Aggelos
AU - Sahalos, John N.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This letter proposes a computationally inexpensive, site-specific propagation model, useful in coverage evaluation of radio frequency identification (RFID) networks with passive tags. The parameters of a Rice distribution for each point in the volume of interest are computed using site-specific approximations that address overall space geometry, materials, and polarization. The probability of successful identification of passive RFID tags is calculated. Coverage statistics and performance evaluation of complex RFID networks can be quickly conducted. Experimental results at the UHF regime corroborate the accuracy of the model.
AB - This letter proposes a computationally inexpensive, site-specific propagation model, useful in coverage evaluation of radio frequency identification (RFID) networks with passive tags. The parameters of a Rice distribution for each point in the volume of interest are computed using site-specific approximations that address overall space geometry, materials, and polarization. The probability of successful identification of passive RFID tags is calculated. Coverage statistics and performance evaluation of complex RFID networks can be quickly conducted. Experimental results at the UHF regime corroborate the accuracy of the model.
KW - Radio frequency identification
KW - Ray tracing
KW - Rician channels
KW - Stochastic processes
KW - UHF propagation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84899535831&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/LAWP.2014.2313350
DO - 10.1109/LAWP.2014.2313350
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84899535831
SN - 1536-1225
VL - 13
SP - 623
EP - 626
JO - IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
JF - IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
M1 - 6777527
ER -