RFID design principles / Harvey Lehpamer.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Short-Range Communications Systems; 2.1 Radio-Frequency Spectrum and Propaga; 2.1.1 Theory of Electromagnetism and Max; 2.1.2 RF Propagation and Interference; 2.1.3 Basic Antenna Parameters; 2.1.4 Range of a Radio Communications Sy; 2.2 Spread-Spectrum Communications Syste; 2.2.1 Frequency-Hopping Spread-Spectrum; 2.2.2 Direct-Sequence Spread-Spectrum Sy; 2.3 WLAN; 2.3.1 Basics of WLAN; 2.3.2 WLAN Components; 2.4 Wireless Personal Area Network; 2.4.1 Bluetooth; 2.4.2 ZigBee; 2.5 Wireless Body Area Networks; 2.5.1 About Wireless Body Area Networks. 2.5.2 Technical Challenges of Body Area2.5.3 Principle of Inductive Coupling; 2.5.4 Medical Implant Communication Serv; 2.5.5 Passive Wearable Electrostatic Tag; 2.6 Ultrawideband Technology; 2.6.1 Ultrawideband Description; 2.6.2 UWB Technical Specifications; 2.6.3 UWB Medical Applications; 2.6.4 Orthogonal Frequency-Division Mult; 2.7 Review Questions and Problems; References; Chapter 3 Automatic Identification Systems; 3.1 Bar Codes; 3.2 Card Technologies; 3.2.1 Magnetic Cards; 3.2.2 Smart Cards; 3.2.3 Optical Cards; 3.3 Radio Frequency Identification; 3.3.1 RFID Historic Background. 3.3.2 RFID System Overview3.3.3 Principles of RFID Operation; 3.3.4 The Electronic Product Code System; 3.3.5 RFID and Biometrics; 3.3.6 Challenges of RFID Implementation; 3.4 Wireless Sensor Networks; 3.4.1 Basics of Wireless Sensor Networks; 3.4.2 Applications of Wireless Sensor Ne; 3.4.3 Concept of Ambient Intelligence; 3.4.4 Sensor Networks Design Considerati; 3.4.5 The Future of RFID Sensing;

3.5 RFID Applications; 3.5.1 Supply Chain Logistics; 3.5.2 Product Authentication; 3.5.3 Agriculture and Animals; 3.5.4 Intelligent Transportation Systems; 3.5.5 Document Management. 3.5.6 Pharmaceutical and Health Care Ind3.5.7 Indoor Localization for First Resp; 3.5.8 Passive Keyless Entry; 3.5.9 Military Applications; 3.5.10 Other RFID Applications; 3.6 Other Developments in AutoID Systems; 3.6.1 RuBee; 3.6.2 Visible Light Tags; 3.6.3 RFID and Printable Electronics; 3.6.4 RFID and Mobile Phone Integration; 3.7 Review Questions and Problems; References; Chapter 4 RFID Standards Development Challenges; 4.1 Regional Regulations and Spectrum Al; 4.2 Key Players in RFID Standardization; 4.3 ISO and EPC Approach; 4.4 RFID Systems and Frequencies. 4.4.1 Power Emissions Conversion4.4.2 North American and International F; 4.4.3 RFID Interoperability and Harmoniz; 4.4.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Us; 4.4.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Us; 4.4.6 Operation in the 433-MHz Band; 4.4.7 Operation in the 900-MHz Band; 4.4.8 Operation in the 2.45- and 5.8-GHz; 4.5 ISO/IEC 18000: RFID Air Interface St; 4.5.1 About the 18000 Standards; 4.5.2 ISO/IEC 18000-1:2008; 4.5.3 ISO/IEC 18000-2:2009; 4.5.4 ISO/IEC 18000-3:2010; 4.5.5 ISO/IEC 18000-4:2008; 4.5.6 ISO/IEC 18000-6:2010; 4.5.7 ISO/IEC 18000-7:2009; 4.6 UHF and EPCglobal Gen 2.