SBIR/STTR Research Award
THE DFTAG (TM) - AN RF TAG LOCATION SYSTEM
Award amount
$2,376,700Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Savi Technology, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG SYSTEM IS PROPOSED WHICH HAS THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE LOCATION INFORMATION AS WELL AS TAG ID. THIS SYSTEM USES RADAR AND INTERFEROMETRIC TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE RANGE AND DIRECTION WITH RESOLUTIONS LESS THAN 1 METER AND LESS THAN 1 DEGREE, RESPECTIVELY. THE SYSTEM IS REAL-TIME AND HAS THE UNIQUE CAPABILITY TO WORK WITH GROUPS OF CO-LOCATED TAGS WITH ZERO PROBABILITY OF TAG INTERFERENCE. THE SYSTEM IS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE AND CAN BE USED TO TRACK EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND MATERIALS.
Technology keywords
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