Selected Publications & Technical Reports


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 Selected Publications

Y. Zhang, X. Li, and M. G. Amin, "Principles and techniques of RFID positioning," in RFID Systems, Research Trends and Challenges, M. Bolic, D. Simplot-Ryl, and I. Stojmenovic Eds. Wiley (in press). (not for distribution)

Y. Zhang, K. Yemelyanov, X. Li, and M. G. Amin, “Effect of metallic objects and liquid supplies on RFID links,” IEEE AP-S International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and 2009 USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, SC, June 2009.

X. Li, Y. Zhang, and M. G. Amin, “Multifrequency-based range estimation of RFID tags,” IEEE International Conference on RFID, Orlando, FL, April 2009.

Y. Zhang, X. Li, and M. G. Amin, "Array processing for RFID tag localization exploiting multi-frequency signals," SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing Symposium, Orlando, FL, April 2009.

X. Li, Y. Zhang, and M. G. Amin, "Fast identification of RFID tags using multi-beam smart antennas," SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing Symposium, Orlando, FL, April 2009.

Y. Zhang, X. Li, E. Monneri, G. Pritchard, and R. Cardozo, "Localization of orphan utility meters based on spatio-temporal signature information," IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop, Darmstadt, Germany, July 2008.

Y. Zhang, M. G. Amin, and S. Kaushik, "Localization and tracking of passive RFID tags based on direction estimation," International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2007, Article ID 17426, doi:10.1155/2007/17426, 9 pages, Dec. 2007 .

Y. Zhang and M. G. Amin, "Localization and tracking of passive RFID tags," SPIE Symposium on Defense and Security, Orlando, FL, April 2006.

J. Wang, M. G. Amin, and Y. Zhang, "Signal and array processing techniques for RFID readers," SPIE Symposium on Defense and Security, Orlando, FL, April 2006.


 Selected Technical Reports

"Test the effect of Metallic Material and Liquid Supplies," RFID Lab Technical Report, Jan. 2009. (not for distribution)

"Feasibility Study of RFID System," RFID Lab Technical Report, Feb. 2008. (not for distribution)

"On the moving direction of RF tagged item through a portal," RFID Lab Technical Report, Oct. 2005.  (not for distribution)


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