Harmonic radar identification tag for insect tracking

Author

Colpitts, Bruce ; Luke, David ; Boiteau, Gilles ; Doyle, Michael

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB, Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

9-12 May 1999

Firstpage

602

Abstract

Design considerations and simulations are presented for an identification tag to be used in tracking insects through the use of harmonic radar. Radar is used instead of a radio transmitter in order to minimize the loading of the insect which for the Colorado potato beetle under study will require a tag of less than 5 mg mass. Frequency selection, antenna radiation pattern and impedance, as well as the SPICE model are discussed. The tag consists of a thin wire dipole antenna with a low-barrier Schottky diode and tuning inductor located at the feed point. The tag design procedure with limitations is presented.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; biological techniques; electric impedance; identification technology; microwave antennas; radar antennas; radar tracking; wire antennas; zoology; Colorado potato beetle; SPICE model; antenna radiation pattern; frequency selection; harmonic radar identification tag; impedance; insect tracking; low-barrier Schottky diode; tag design procedure; thin wire dipole antenna; tuning inductor; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Impedance; Insects; Radar antennas; Radar tracking; Radio transmitters; Radiofrequency identification; SPICE;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1999 IEEE Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5579-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1999.807936

Filename

807936