Innovative Method for Wirelessly Powering RFID Tags Located on Rotorcraft

TDA will collaborate with Missouri University of Science and Technology to design and develop modified tags with dynamically switching impedance using adaptive beam forming techniques for better read performance of target passive RFID tags. TDA will collaborate with Applied EM to study and develop systematic methodology for positioning the modified tags. TDA will also collaborate with Columbia University for enhancing the passive RFID tag performance through MIMO techniques and also investigate smart active networked tags system. The outcome of the Phase II effort will be prototype demonstrations in lab and simulated environments, and field tests of any matured products. TDA will closely work with RFID manufacturers to attain a higher probability of hardware system development.