An ultra low power RFID sensor platform for launchers applications

Author

Picdi, Jean-Marc Collignon ; Rmili, Badr

Author_Institution

Picdi, La Rochelle, France

fYear

2013

fDate

7-9 Nov. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper presents an in progress development of a complete RFID measurement system for space in-vehicle sensor data transmission. The RFID measurement system utilizes the EPCglobal Gen2 protocol for the communications and allows connecting common launcher´s sensors (thermocouple, resistance temperature detectors, strain gauge, and pressure sensor). An ultra low power microcontroller manages the analog front-ends, the supply distribution between all in-situ modules, and governs the RFID data transfers. The performance evaluation results in a sensor tag able to transmit 200 measurement samples per second in a 5m communication distance, with an energy consumption of 48μJ per sample.

Keywords

microcontrollers; protocols; radiofrequency identification; space vehicles; EPCglobal Gen2 protocol; RFID data transfers; RFID measurement system; launchers applications; pressure sensor; resistance temperature detectors; space invehicle sensor data transmission; strain gauge; thermocouple; ultra low power RFID sensor platform; ultra low power microcontroller; Bit error rate; Bridge circuits; Radiofrequency identification; Standards; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Wireless sensor networks; EPC Gen2; ISO/IEC 18000-63; RFID; backscatter; launcher; sensor; ultra high frequency; ultra low power; wireless;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless for Space and Extreme Environments (WiSEE), 2013 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WiSEE.2013.6737544

Filename

6737544