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Journal Title
IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation
Year (definitive publication)
2014
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
Viability of a conformal single-layer monopole antenna is studied for a wall-embedded tag in an ultra-wideband (UWB) suitcase localisation application based on impulse radio UWB. The performance of the embedded antenna is simulated and confirmed experimentally in real-time localisation (RTL) experiments carried out in a cluttered laboratory environment. Evaluation in the main planes shows average suitcase positioning error around 8 cm for worst-case conditions. RTL tests are made when the suitcase is empty, when it is filled with common travelling items and also when it is shadowed by a second suitcase. A vector network analyser-based measurement set-up is used for target localisation error evaluation. Additionally, the same tests are repeated using portable commercial time-domain transceivers with similar results.
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Keywords
Network analysers; Ultra wideband antennas; Conformal antennas; Ultra wideband communication; Monopole antennas; Radiofrequency identification; Radio transceivers
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering - Engineering and Technology
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