Graphical real-time simulation tool for passive UHF RFID environments

In this thesis, I present the design and implementation of a real-time simulation tool, RFID Vis, that is used to simulate a UHF RFID environment. The simulation tool simulates environments containing to pallets of cases as is common in parts of the supply chain. The simulation tool consists of two parts, a graphical front end which interfaces with the user as well as displays the electromagnetic power present in a given volume of space in an intuitive manner and an electromagnetics simulation engine which takes care of all the electromagnetic calculations and approximations. The simulation tool is written in C++ using Microsoft DirectX 9.0 to interface with the graphics hardware. RFID Vis enables users to quickly simulate a real world operating scenario providing insights and building intuition.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Wolk, Jonathan E

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Daniel W. Engels.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33381

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/33381