RFID tags for in-situ tire monitoring

A broadband and flexible UHF RFID tag designed to overcome the challenges of placement in tires is presented. The tag antenna design is discussed and its performance is evaluated through read-range, threshold and stretch tests. Next a smart sensing and logging capable EPC Class-1 Gen-2 compliant UHF RFID prototype tag board is presented to demonstrate the feasibility of RFID sensors in tires.