STTR Phase I: Zero-Power Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Sensing Tags

STTR 第一阶段：零功耗射频识别 (RFID) 传感标签

• 批准号: 0712634
• 负责人: Winston Ho
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: MAXWELL SENSORS INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2008-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0712634&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Zero; Power; Radio

This Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase I research project focuses on developing a smart sensor network integrated with Zero-Power Radio Frequency Identification Sensing Tags (RFID-ST) that combines the technology of a digital Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) switch and a reconfigurable RF antenna for a wide variety of distributed sensor applications. While micro sensor technologies appear very promising, unfortunately, most of sensors are energy hungry and the battery life of the sensor is very short. The cost and maintenance of a large number of remote and autonomous distributed sensors has become a major issue. The proposed reconfigurable RFID-ST requires no dedicated power source; rather, after selective detection of special agents of interest (e.g. explosive, chemical or biological agents, illegal drug etc.), this tiny, low cost sensor chip reports back the signal when it is interrogated periodically by a remote RF reader/transducer. The RFID-ST is a generic sensor platform, the resulting products which can be deployed virtually anywhere strategically, includes but not limited to, the safety of transportation, infrastructure, and detection and countermeasure to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The RFID-ST can be developed to identify explosive, industrial toxic gas, chemical and biological threat agents, illegal drugs, environmental pathogens, etc. Wireless remote sensing is an important area of technology development which can address a number of needs for commercial and private section applications that including identification of various toxic gas, biological threat agents, explosive, and environmental pathogens. Environmental and regulatory uses exist in the detection of chemical leaks, contaminants, and illegal storage of hazardous materials; and industrial users would be able to monitor chemical storage and processing systems.

该小型企业技术转移研究（STTR）第一阶段研究项目的重点是开发与零功率射频识别传感标签（RFID-ST）集成的智能传感器网络，该网络结合了数字微机电系统（MEMS）技术开关和可重配置的RF天线，用于各种分布式传感器应用。虽然微传感器技术看起来非常有前途，但不幸的是，大多数传感器都是耗能的，传感器的电池寿命非常短。大量的远程和自主分布式传感器的成本和维护已成为一个主要问题。所提出的可重新配置的RFID-ST不需要专用电源;相反，在选择性地检测感兴趣的特殊试剂（例如，爆炸物、化学或生物试剂、非法药物等）之后，这种微小的低成本传感器芯片在被远程RF读取器/换能器周期性询问时报告回信号。RFID-ST是一个通用的传感器平台，所产生的产品可以部署在几乎任何战略性的地方，包括但不限于运输，基础设施的安全，以及对简易爆炸装置（IED）的检测和对策。RFID-ST可以被开发用于识别爆炸物、工业有毒气体、化学和生物威胁剂、非法药物、环境病原体等。无线遥感是技术发展的一个重要领域，它可以满足商业和私人部门应用的许多需求，包括识别各种有毒气体、生物威胁剂、爆炸物和环境病原体。环境和监管用途存在于检测化学品泄漏，污染物和非法储存危险材料;工业用户将能够监测化学品储存和处理系统。