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Beamforming based RFID System for Moving Target Tagging

이동 물체의 태깅을 위한 디지털 빔포밍 기반 RFID 시스템

  • Jeon, Seong-Ha (Department of Electronics Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Jeon, Hyeon-Moo (Department of Electronics Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Shin, Seong-Gwan (Department of Defense Acquisition Program, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Sohn, Chae-Bong (Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Yang, Hoon-Gee (Department of Electronics Convergence Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
  • Received : 2014.03.24
  • Accepted : 2014.04.30
  • Published : 2014.07.31

Abstract

RFID technology has evolved from basic operation like the acquisition of tag IDs into a more complicated operation such as the simultaneous acquisition of tag IDs and their positions and recently, is raising the possibility of obtaining additional informations, which include their velocities, directions and distances. In this paper, we present a RFID system that can fullfil aforementioned advanced functions. In the proposed system, a tag transmits a sequence of FMCW pulses modulated by ID signals and a reader separates the tag signals in azimuth direction using an array antenna, followed by the FMCW demodulation from which distances, velocities as well as the tag IDs are extracted. We propose a receiver structure of the reader and theoretically analyze its operability. Moreover, its performance is examined by simulation.

RFID 기술은 태그 아이디 정보 획득이라는 기본적인 역할을 넘어 태그 아이디와 위치 정보를 동시에 획득하는 기술이 개발되고 있으며 최근 들어서는 이동태그의 속도, 방향 등 부가적인 정보도 획득하는 방향으로 발전하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 서로 다른 속도로 이동하는 다수의 태그 부착 물체들에 대한 태그 아이디 획득 및 거리, 속도 등 부가적인 정보를 추출할 수 있는 RFID 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템에서는 태그는 FMCW로 변조된 아이디 신호를 전송하며 리더는 배열(array) 안테나를 이용해서 방위각 방향으로 태그 신호를 일차 분리하고 이어서 FMCW 복조를 통해서 속도, 거리 외에 태그 아이디를 복조한다. 요구된 기능을 수행하기 위한 리더 수신부 구조를 제시하고 제시된 시스템이 동작 가능함을 이론적으로 분석하며 시뮬레이션을 통해서 제시된 시스템의 성능을 검증한다.

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