Fabrication and reliability evaluation of passive UHF RFID T-shirts
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2018 IEEE International Workshop on Antenna Technology, iWAT2018 - Proceedings |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538618516 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Jun 2018 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | International Workshop on Antenna Technology - Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → … |
Conference
| Conference | International Workshop on Antenna Technology |
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| Period | 1/01/00 → … |
Abstract
In this paper, we present textile antennas fabricated for T-shirt RFID applications by cutting from commercially available electro-textile, by sewing with conductive thread, and by 3D printing with stretchable silver ink on a 100 % cotton fabric. The ready tags with attached ICs are coated with a protective stretchable encapsulant. The wireless performance of the T-shirt tags is evaluated initially as well as after seven washing cycles, followed by nine washing-drying cycles in a household washing and drying machines. The initial read ranges of all kinds of tags, when measured on-body, are around 3.5 meters. Based on the reliability testing results, the coating effectively protects the components from cyclic washing and drying.
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Keywords
- 3D Printing, electro-textiles, embroidery, passive UHF RFID, T-shirts, textiles, washing, wearable electronics