Project Info
*RFID Applications using Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Atef Elsherbeni
aelsherb@mines.edu
The project is aiming for making literature search on the topic of using Software defined Radio (SDR) and its application for reading RFID tags.
The next step is to experiment and program one of the available SDR in our ARC group to communicate with passive and chipless RFID tags.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
The Instructor have extensive experience and publications in the RFID subject that will be shared with the student. Student is welcome to review the instructor publications on his web site at
https://inside.mines.edu/~aelsherb/
or at
http://ee-arc.mines.edu/
The student will also be given recent RFID project reports that our group generated during the funded RFID localization project with Mining department.
Primary Contacts:
Dr. Atef Elsherbeni
Student Preparation
Qualifications
Student needs to have good knowledge of computer programming and to be interested in learning how to work with software and hardware as an embedded system.
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
Between 3 to 5 hours per week
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
Student will gain:
Knowledge of basics of RFID systems and Antennas
Knowledge of basics of wave propagation
Knowledge on how SDR works
Enhance his programming skills for embedded applications
Enhance his ability to develop practical device as an RFID reader at different frequencies.
MENTORING PLAN
Weekly face to face or zoom meetings and correspondences through emails.
Student will also interact with other graduate students in our ARC research group who are working in the RFID topic. He will also learn and watch how antennas are being measured in the EE antenna chamber.
PREFERRED STUDENT STATUS
Sophomore
Junior
Senior