Nurfarahin Miswadi;Nurul Huda Abd Rahman;Eng-Hock Lim;Suhaila bt Subahir;Mohd Aziz Aris;Muthukannan Murugesh
{"title":"Embedded Inductance Folded-Patch Antenna With Inclined Slots for On-Metal Tag Design","authors":"Nurfarahin Miswadi;Nurul Huda Abd Rahman;Eng-Hock Lim;Suhaila bt Subahir;Mohd Aziz Aris;Muthukannan Murugesh","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3431198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3431198","url":null,"abstract":"A novel radio frequency identification (RFID) folded-patch tag antenna that is designed using a double-layered configuration embedded with multiple inclined slots has been proposed for on-metal applications. The slots are functioning as a tuning mechanism for adjusting the operating frequency and antenna reactance. The operating frequency can be efficiently scaled down to the desired ultra-high frequency (UHF) band, while the reactance can be easily optimized to match with the chip reactance by adjusting the embedded inclined slots, without altering the antenna structure. The proposed tag antenna has a compact size of 32 mm \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000 40 mm \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$times 3$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000.35 mm (\u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$0.097lambda times 0.122lambda times 0.010lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000), and it can be fabricated on the single side of a thin polyimide substrate through chemical etching. The tag antenna has demonstrated a far-read distance of 16m when it is tested using an EIRP power of 4W. The stability of the tag operating frequency has been proven. It is unaffected by the size variation of the backing metal object.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"685-694"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141965501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roman Willi;Lars Kamm;Paul Zbinden;Matthias Schütz
{"title":"Implementations for Scattering at 1.8 Volt Between Battery-Less Transponder and Mobile Telephones","authors":"Roman Willi;Lars Kamm;Paul Zbinden;Matthias Schütz","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3428359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3428359","url":null,"abstract":"This work concerns advanced implementations of a battery-less transponder operated by intentionally generated wireless signals in the 2.4 GHz ISM band. The wireless signals consist of a power supplying data stream and of a quasi-continuous Bluetooth RF (radio frequency) signal, which enables the transponder to back-scatter the RF signal to a receiver. Our setup uses two regular, unmodified mobile telephones, one for transmitting the signals, the other for receiving the scattered signals. The transponder modulates the quasi-continuous RF signal according to a subcarrier and a predetermined 1 Mbit/s bit-stream. The present extended study further compares advanced implementation techniques: Micro Controller Unit (MCU), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device) and ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) and implements a CPLD test version. Experimental results suggest that our CPLD is more suitable than MCU or FPGA implementations. The paper further demonstrates the transition from a fully synchronous to a low-power asynchronous CPLD implementation. The measured power consumption for generating the bit-stream is \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$mathrm {87,mu W}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000, which results in a 6-fold reduction compared to our previous work. Accordingly, the asynchronous CPLD implementation increases total efficiency by 40% and it is expected that this will significantly extend the wireless operational range of the battery-less transponder. Thus, the CPLD technology enables fast, flexible, and cost-effective implementation, particularly in the field of research and development.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"671-676"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141965997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wideband Long Range Compact Serrated Triangular Patch-Based UHF RFID Tag for Metallic Base Environment","authors":"Abhishek Choudhary;Deepak Sood","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3425050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3425050","url":null,"abstract":"A folded-patch tag antenna measuring (\u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$53.5times 12times 3.3$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000) mm3 has been developed for effective operation on metallic surfaces. The antenna design features a distinctive serrated triangular patch radiator on its top layer, connected to the bottom ground plane through inductive stubs positioned at the ends. This triangular patch configuration is tailored to offer enhanced impedance matching. Furthermore, the inclusion of serrations, inductive stubs, and a thin rectangular stub on the top layer serves the dual purpose of fine-tuning the resonant frequency and reducing the overall size of the tag. The designed tag antenna works well for both ETSI and FCC bands. In practical testing scenarios in ETSI band, the designed tag antenna achieves a maximum read range of 8 meters in air and 5.1 meters when mounted on a metallic plate of size \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$20times 20$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000 cm2. For FCC band the read range is 4.5 m in air and 3.1 m for metallic surface. The tag also exhibit 4 m (ETSI) and 2.1 m (FCC) reading ranges on curved metallic surface. Notably, the wide operational frequency range of the tag encompasses both European/Indian and U.S. RFID bands.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"643-651"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141964896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoqiang Gu;Jorge Virgilio de Almeida;Simon Hemour;Roni Khazaka;Ke Wu
{"title":"Temperature-Stable Low-Power RF-to-DC Dickson Charge Pump Rectifiers for Battery-Free Sensing and IoT Systems","authors":"Xiaoqiang Gu;Jorge Virgilio de Almeida;Simon Hemour;Roni Khazaka;Ke Wu","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3423711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3423711","url":null,"abstract":"Temperature variation poses a significant challenge for battery-free sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) systems, mainly due to the absence of built-in temperature compensation modules. This work presents a strategy to identify Schottky diodes for low-power RF-to-dc Dickson charge pump (DCP) rectifiers to enhance temperature stability. Theoretical analysis pinpoints that performance degradation in dynamic temperatures results from the mismatch loss between diode nonlinear junction resistance and load resistance. The analytical method is implemented to synthesize the optimum number of stages and identify suitable Schottky diodes for low-power RF-to-dc DCP rectifiers. Experimental measurements demonstrate that the SMS7621-based 3-stage RF-to-dc DCP rectifier maintains a wide matched operating temperature range from \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$- 32.5~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000C to \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$70~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000C. Further experiments show that its dc output voltage remains above 3.2 V across a wide temperature range of \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$- 40~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000C to \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$80~^{circ }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000C when the RF input is −8 dBm, which can drive a commercial wireless sensor board. This work aims to serve as a benchmark for developing reliable low-power RF-to-dc DCP rectifiers that meet various operating temperature requirements of battery-free IoT sensors.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"632-642"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141964904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cognitive Reinforcement Learning: An Interpretable Decision-Making for Virtual Driver","authors":"Hao Qi;Enguang Hou;Peijun Ye","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3418649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3418649","url":null,"abstract":"The interpretability of decision-making in autonomous driving is crucial for the building of virtual driver, promoting the trust worth of artificial intelligence (AI) and the efficiency of human-machine interaction. However, current data-driven methods such as deep reinforcement learning (DRL) directly acquire driving policies from collected data, where the decision-making process is vague for safety validation. To address this issue, this paper proposes cognitive reinforcement learning that can both simulate the human driver’s deliberation and provide interpretability of the virtual driver’s behaviors. The new method involves cognitive modeling, reinforcement learning and reasoning path extraction. Experiments on the virtual driving environment indicate that our method can semantically interpret the virtual driver’s behaviors. The results show that the proposed cognitive reinforcement learning model combines the interpretability of cognitive models with the learning capability of reinforcement learning, providing a new approach for the construction of trustworthy virtual drivers.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"627-631"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141618035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DTN Demonstrations With ESA Ground Segment","authors":"Camillo Malnati;Felix Flentge","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3415746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3415746","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present the results of two Delay Tolerant Networking (DTN) demonstration activities carried out in the European Space Agency (ESA) Ground Segment. The first demonstration has been prepared with the OPS-SAT spacecraft, to demonstrate a full DTN protocol stack with CCSDS File Delivery Protocol (CFDP), Bundle Protocol (BP), Licklider Transmission Protocol (LTP), CCSDS Space Packet Protocol (SPP) and show the ESA Ground Segment BP implementation capabilities. In this first activity we demonstrated in-orbit file transfer on both uplink and downlink over a DTN network stack. The second demonstration has been performed in collaboration with Morehead State University (MSU), NASA JPL and D3TN, with the aim to show interoperability of DTN implementations across space agencies and external partners. Following a loss of communication with the spacecraft and failed lunar orbit insertion, the activity focused on an end-to-end data flow simulation with the spacecraft recorded data, involving the ESA Kourou ground station, the Lunar IceCube Engineering Model (EM), MSU ground segment and an operational DTN network of seven nodes. The demonstrations provide valuable lessons learned about interoperability testing, coordination, and planning in a multi-agency environment. The live operations performed during these activities provided insights on operational requirements that are relevant to future demonstrations and can help avoid some of the issues we encountered. The encouraging results obtained suggest that DTN technologies are getting ready for broader adoption.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"609-617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141474992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enabling Traffic Prioritization for Space Communications Over DTNs","authors":"Teresa Algarra Ulierte;Koojana Kuladinithi;Andreas Timm-Giel;Felix Flentge","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3415508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3415508","url":null,"abstract":"The growing number of space missions planned in the near future has created a need for a robust communication infrastructure. Such an infrastructure is being developed in the frame of lunar communications by ESA (2023) and NASA (2022) using Delay- and Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) and Bundle Protocol (BP). While their characteristics have made them the standard for future space communications, some areas such as Quality of Service (QoS) or quasi-real-time communications are still to be further developed. This study emphasizes the benefits of using traffic prioritization as a mechanism to enhance QoS and enable quasi-real-time communications between Earth and space. Through a three-state Markov Chain model, the specific channel between Earth and the Moon is modelled realistically, and the impact of traffic prioritization on bundle transmissions is analyzed for several types of transmitting sources. When looking at the amount of high-priority bundles arriving within the 2.5s mark set by ESA for it to be considered quasi-real-time communications, it is shown that there is a significant improvement of up to 23%. This feature is crucial for DTN BP to be able to support the requirements of the upcoming lunar missions, especially those involving extended astronaut stays. Moreover, a priority grid taking into account all the current requirements expressed by both ESA and NASA is presented, as well as implementation proposals to include traffic prioritization in BP as an extension block. Lastly, the need for a common policy for all DTN nodes in order to allow interoperability is highlighted. Therefore, this work contributes to the advancement of DTN BP, bringing it closer to the requirements ahead of us, and paves the way for the needed mechanisms to be implemented.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"748-760"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142235673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Speed Optical Wireless System for Extreme Space Conditions","authors":"Giulio Cossu;Lorenzo Gilli;Nicola Vincenti;Ezgi Ertunc;Maurizio Massa;Roberto Dell’Orso;Andrea Moggi;Fabrizio Palla;Ernesto Ciaramella","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3412413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3412413","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present and deeply characterize a high-speed Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) system designed for use in space applications that operates at 1Gbit/s over a directed optical link for a point-to-point link inside a 3U CubeSat. The OWC transmitter is equipped with a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) that emits at 850nm, whilst the receiver uses a PIN Photo-Diode (PD) to detect the modulated signal. We tested the system under extreme conditions including mechanical stresses similar to those experienced during a launch on SpaceX Falcon-9 vehicle, with a realistic spectrum of mechanical vibrations (up to 10G), the temperature variation (between −40 and 80°C), and X-ray irradiation ranges (up to 1Mrad). All of these values were within the expected values (or even much higher) for a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mission. The results demonstrate that the OWC system can be suitable for use in space applications.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"601-608"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141474845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Innovative Multi-Port LoRa-Based Wireless Node for Railway Signaling and Positioning","authors":"Giacomo Paolini;Enrico Fazzini;Simone Trovarello;Davide Amato;Diego Masotti;Alessandra Costanzo","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3411814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3411814","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents the design and validation of a compact wireless system, adopting a modular wireless system composed of three co-located antennas operating in the 2.4 GHz band. The system is designed to be exploited for positioning purposes in secondary railway lines where the European railway traffic management system (ERTMS) is not available. An omnidirectional antenna, cross-polarized with respect to the other two, is used for transferring positioning data among the train and intelligent poles placed along the railway, while two directional radiating elements are arranged back-to-back, to perform wagon-to-wagon communication for train integrity purposes. The omnidirectional antenna has a radiation efficiency of 97.8% and a gain of 4.2 dBi, whereas the directive ones have 79.3% and 5.4 dBi, respectively. The data communication is established by using LoRa systems, enabling low-power, long-range communication with acceptable latency for the application purpose. Due to possible adverse environmental conditions, such as presence of dust or ice, a suitable enclosure of the system is designed to be as much as possible electromagnetically transparent. The whole system has been tested both in laboratory environment and on board of the moving train, inside and outside the wagon, demonstrating the successful communication between wagons and with the poles located along the railway. The highest bit error rate monitored was \u0000<inline-formula> <tex-math>$2.08times 10{^{text {-4}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>\u0000 in the worst testing configuration.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"618-626"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141474991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced Malware Prediction and Containment Using Bayesian Neural Networks","authors":"Zahra Jamadi;Amir G. Aghdam","doi":"10.1109/JRFID.2024.3410881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JRFID.2024.3410881","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present an integrated framework leveraging natural language processing (NLP) techniques and machine learning (ML) algorithms to detect malware at its early stage and predict its upcoming actions. We analyze application programming interface (API) call sequences in the same way as natural language inputs. Specifically, the proposed model employs Bi-LSTM neural networks and Bayesian neural networks (BNN) for this analysis. In the first part, a Bagging-XGBoost algorithm interprets consecutive API calls as 2-gram and 3-gram strings for early-stage malware detection and feature importance analysis. Additionally, a Bi-LSTM predicts the upcoming actions of an active malware by estimating the next API call in a sequence. Two separate Bayesian Bi-LSTMs are then developed in the second part to complement the above analysis. The first architecture is for early-stage malware detection, and the other is to predict the following action of active malware. The BNN not only predicts future malware actions but also assesses the uncertainty of each prediction. It enhances the process by providing the second and third most probable predictions, increasing system reliability and effectiveness. Our unified framework demonstrates efficiency in malware detection and action prediction, marking a significant advancement in countering malware threats. The Bayesian Bi-LSTM developed for predicting the next API call has an average accuracy of 89.53%. Additionally, the accuracy of the framework for malware detection at the early stage is 96.44%, demonstrating the superior performance of the proposed framework.","PeriodicalId":73291,"journal":{"name":"IEEE journal of radio frequency identification","volume":"8 ","pages":"592-600"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141453322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}