UHF RFID tag design for disaster management

This paper deals with the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag design as a part of RFID localization system primarily designated for mass disasters. The design of RFID tag considers many casualties in an area of hundreds square meters, human body impedance, battery lifetime, maximal output power, resistant encapsulation etc. All requirements are taken into account in the design of several versions of RFID tag and the best one is chosen. Subsequently the design is manufactured and measured. Results show the designed RFID tag prototype is suitable for application in a disaster management.