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Skin-Mounted RFID Sensing Tattoos for Assistive Technologies

Batchelor, John C., Rakibet, Osman Ozgur, Rumens, C.V., Holder, Simon J. (2014) Skin-Mounted RFID Sensing Tattoos for Assistive Technologies. In: IMWS-Bio 2014. IMWS-Bio 2014. 1 (1). pp. 1-3. IEEE, London (doi:10.1109/imws-bio.2014.7032434) (KAR id:46022)

Abstract

UHF RFID technology is presented that can facilitate new passive assistive technologies. Tongue control for human computer interfaces is first discussed where a tag is attached to the hard palate of the mouth and the tag turn-on power is observed to vary in response to tongue proximity. Secondly, a stretchable tag is fabricated from Lycra fabric that

contains conducting silver fibres. The application of strain to the elastic tag again causes the required power at the reader to activate the tag to vary in proportion. This elastic tag is proposed as a temporary skin mounted strain gauge that could detect muscle twitch in the face or neck of an otherwise physically incapacitated person. Either design might be applied to the steering function of a powered wheelchair, or to facilitate the control of a computer mouse. Better than 3dB isolation is achieved in the tongue switching case and approximately 0.25dBm per percentage stretch is observed for the strain gauge.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Speech)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1109/imws-bio.2014.7032434
Uncontrolled keywords: RFID, assistive technology, wireless sensors
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > TK7800 Electronics > TK7871.6 Antennas and waveguides > TK7871.67.M53 Microwave antennas
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: John Batchelor
Date Deposited: 12 Dec 2014 19:01 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:33 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/46022 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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