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Conformal RFID Sensing for Assisted Living

Batchelor, John C., Rakibet, Osman O., Ziai, M. A., Rumens, Christina, Holder, Simon J. (2014) Conformal RFID Sensing for Assisted Living. In: Proceedings of URSI General Assembly. . (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:43357)

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Abstract

Two passive sensing designs based on UHF RFID technology are presented for assisted living application. The first tag is mounted on the hard palette of the mouth and detects tongue position, while the second is a skin-mounted strain gauge. Both designs are proposed for wheelchair or computer mouse control applications. Measurements show the sensors can communicate over short ranges comparable with the distance expected between a patent’s mouth or face and a reader antenna. The mouth sensor is demonstrated to act as a tongue controlled switch, while the epidermal sensor is intended for eyebrow twitch control, tests indicate both designs have a useful and repeatable sensing function, with more than 3dB isolation in the switching case and approximately 0.25dBm per percentage stretch in the strain gauge.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Paper)
Uncontrolled keywords: RFID, Passive Wireless Sensing, Assistive Technology
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK7800 Electronics > TK7871.6 Antennas and waveguides > TK7871.67.M53 Microwave antennas
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK7800 Electronics > TK7876 Microwaves
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: John Batchelor
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2014 16:25 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 10:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/43357 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Batchelor, John C..

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Rakibet, Osman O..

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Ziai, M. A..

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Holder, Simon J..

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