Near Field UHF RFID Antenna System Enabling the Tracking of Small Laboratory Animals
Joint Authors
Tarricone, Luciano
Sergi, Ilaria
Patrono, Luigi
Catarinucci, Luca
Mainetti, Luca
Colella, Riccardo
Mighali, Vincenzo
Source
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is more and more adopted in a wide range of applicative scenarios.
In many cases, such as the tracking of small-size living animals for behaviour analysis purposes, the straightforward use of commercial solutions does not ensure adequate performance.
Consequently, both RFID hardware and the control software should be tailored for the particular application.
In this work, a novel RFID-based approach enabling an effective localization and tracking of small-sized laboratory animals is proposed.
It is mainly based on a UHF Near Field RFID multiantenna system, to be placed under the animals’ cage, and able to rigorously identify the NF RFID tags implanted in laboratory animals (e.g., mice).
Once the requirements of the reader antenna have been individuated, the antenna system has been designed and realized.
Moreover, an algorithm based on the measured Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) aiming at removing potential ambiguities in data captured by the multiantenna system has been developed and integrated.
The animal tracking system has been largely tested on phantom mice in order to verify its ability to precisely localize each subject and to reconstruct its path.
The achieved and discussed results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed tracking system.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Catarinucci, Luca& Colella, Riccardo& Mainetti, Luca& Mighali, Vincenzo& Patrono, Luigi& Sergi, Ilaria…[et al.]. 2013. Near Field UHF RFID Antenna System Enabling the Tracking of Small Laboratory Animals. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Catarinucci, Luca…[et al.]. Near Field UHF RFID Antenna System Enabling the Tracking of Small Laboratory Animals. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Catarinucci, Luca& Colella, Riccardo& Mainetti, Luca& Mighali, Vincenzo& Patrono, Luigi& Sergi, Ilaria…[et al.]. Near Field UHF RFID Antenna System Enabling the Tracking of Small Laboratory Animals. International Journal of Antennas and Propagation. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492675