RADIO6ENSE is a spin-off of the University of Roma "Tor Vergata", aiming at developing short-range distributed RFID sensing technology to discreetly measure and quantify our interaction with things and with the surrounding spaces. RADIO6ENSE designs and develops RFID Sensing and Identification Platforms for Industrial, Civil, Aerospace and Biomedical applications for Smart Cities and the emerging Internet of Things.

1. www.radio6ense.com
A
Spinoff
of
the
University
of
Roma
Tor
Vergata
Wireless
Sensing
by
Passive
Radiofrequency
Iden8fica8on
Research,
Systems
and
Applica<ons

2. Mission!
RADIO6ENSE
is
a
spin-­‐off
of
the
University
of
Roma
"Tor
Vergata",
aiming
at
developing
short-­‐range
distributed
RFID
sensing
technology
to
discreetly
measure
and
quanAfy
our
interacAon
with
things
and
with
the
surrounding
spaces.
RADIO6ENSE's
products
and
services
provide
the
last
10
meters
of
the
emerging
Internet
of
Things,
enabling
Cloud
Services
to
interact
with
the
real
World.
RADIO6ENSE
offers
hardware
and
soIware
soluAons
addressed
to
System
Integrators,
Engineers,
Consultancy
companies,
Public
and
Private
Agencies,
as
well
as
End
Users
willing
to
introduce
the
RFID
Sensing
Technology
inside
their
own
processes
and
work-­‐flows.

3. Products & Services!
Products
Ad-­‐hoc
RFID
baRery-­‐less
radio
sensors
• Wearable
tags
• Temperature
sensors
Sensing
PlaSorms
• RadioScan
Kit
• NightCare:
sleep
Monitoring
System
Services
• Technology
Development
• RFID
Network
Planning
• ElectromagneAc
Exposure
• Antenna
design
•
RFID
Privacy
• Training

4. Products & Services!

5. Research
&
Engineering
MARKET
Research,
Prototypes,
Papers,
Patents
Technology
Development,
Services
Challenges
www.pervasive.ing.uniroma2.it
www.radio6ense.com

6. 6
• Positive interaction of classic
Electromagnetics with Materials
Science, Computer Science,
Sensors, Medicine, Mechanics
and Electronics
• Short-range sensing by
autonomous devices
• Internet of Things
• Distributed antenna systems for
naval, avionics and satellite
communication.
ELECTRONICS
MECHANICS
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
MATERIALS
PERVASIVE
ELECTROMAGNETICS
Antenna
modeling
&
design
PropagaAon
&
Planning
SIGNAL
PROCESSING
STRUCTURES
Pervasive Electromagnetics!
www.pervasive.ing.uniroma2.it

7. RF Structural Systems:
Antenna design, EMC, Coverage!
ESA
Nanosat
(2010)
Plug&Play
Satellite
Avionics
(2013)

8. Mobile
Access
(10-­‐1000m)
Sensing
Labels
The
Cloud
The
Short
Range
(the
last
10m)
The
Real
World
Internet of Things!

9. Radiofrequency Identification
(RFID)!
Tag
antenna
Micro
chip
energy
data
clock
data
• PASSIVE (batteryless) devices:
Tags do not include a battery; the
required power is supplied wireless
by the reader."
• BACKSCATTERING: Tags reflect the
reader's signal right back, modulating
the query signal to transmit data. "
Reader
ID
ID

10. Sensing:
give a “state” to an object
Labeling:
give an ID to an object
From Labeling to Sensing!

11. Tech & Apps!
Systems
• Human
Tracking
• Structural
Health
Monitoring
• Equipment
diagnos8cs
Technologies
• Shape
Memory
Alloys
• Carbon
Nanotubes
• SensiAve
Polymers
• TexAle
&
ElasAc
Substrates
• Mechanical
Switches
• Machine
learning
classificaAon
Parameters
under
test
• Humidity
• Temperature
• Gases
• DeformaAons
&
Displacements

12. RADIOScan Kit!
• USB
UHF
reader
• 0dB
W
EIRP
• IdenAficaAon
and
Temperature
baRery-­‐
less
sensors

13. RADIOScan Kit!

14. RADIOScan Kit!
Single
and
mulA
tags
measurements

15. RADIOScan Kit!
Object
Temperature
[°C]
2D
and
3D
data
acquisiAon
and
representaAon

16. • The
Wearable
Tags
are
passive
UHF
RFID
tags
suitable
to
operate
in
close
proximity
of
the
human
body.
• The
lightweight
materials
and
the
small
sizes
allow
them
to
be
placed
in
ü badge
necklace
ü wallets
ü pockets
or
pursues
ü Smart
plasters,
wristbands,
clothes,
sport
suits
and
garments
in
general.
• On
request,
RADIO6ENSE
is
available
to
customize
the
size,
material
and
the
shape
of
the
wearable
tags
according
to
the
specific
applicaAons.
Wearable
RF
Tags

17. Tags
of
different
sizes
and
shapes
produced
by
radio6ense
can
achieve
up
to
6
meters
read
range
enabling
a
robust
monitoring
in
a
4x4
m
room
with
a
single
reader.
Reader
Wearable
RF
Tags
-­‐
read
ranges

18. Reader
W-tags
• Ambient
Intelligence
system
able
to
monitor
the
parameters
of
sleep
quality
and
to
idenAfy
anomalous
events
and
prompt
for
remote
or
local
assistance
• The
system
analyzes
the
interacAons
of
the
person
with
the
surrounding
environment
(bed,
carpets,
..)
by
passive
wearable
Tags
Body-postures
Wearable
RF
Tags
-­‐
The
NIGHTcare
System

19. Battery-less !
Temperature sensors!
!
• Instantaneous temperature
• Surface Temperature
• Interior Temperature
• No Battery
• Conformal Placement
• No RF emission
Conformal
sensors
In-­‐depth
sensors

20. Temperature Sensing!
- curing concrete!
environment
hea<ng
recovery
Error
<
0.5°C

21. velocity
V1<V2<V3.
V3=1350rpm=22.5Hz
Hair
dryer
for
heaAng
up
the
tag.
v1
v2
Temperature Sensing!
- moving objects!

22. Temperature Sensing!
- 2D Imaging!

23. Temperature Sensing!
- 3D Imaging!

24. • Structural
Health
Monitoring
(houses,
tunnels,
bridges)
• Industrial
infrastructure
in
general
(pipes,
instruments,
factories)
• Hi-­‐tech
mechanic
• Cold-­‐chain
integrity
for
food
and
drugs
• Home
automaAon
and
demoAc
• Human
temperature
control
Temperature
Sensing
-­‐
ApplicaAons
(I)

25. Industrial
Process
and
energy
efficiency
T-­‐tags
spread
inside
complex
systems,
to
monitor
thermal
state
of
payload
and
cri8cal
components
RFID
reader
RFID
reader
T-­‐tags
spread
in
an
industrial
environment
to
monitor
the
temperature
of
different
components
of
an
automated
machine
Temperature
Sensing
-­‐
ApplicaAons
(II):
Industrial
DiagnosAc

26. Humidity and Gases!
Chemical
Interac8ng
Materials:
-­‐
Pedot:PSS
-­‐
Carbon
Nanotube
-­‐
PDAC
-­‐
Doped
PSS
RH
S8mulus
RFID
Response

27. Displacements & Strain!
The
mutual
shi
of
a
metallic
selector
over
a
slo]ed
patch
antenna
will
produce
a
measurable
change
of
the
RF
response,
corresponding
to
local
displacement
Resolution:
50-100µm (Low-cost
COTS reader)
10-20µm (Dedicated
COTS reader)

28. www.radio6ense.com
Università
degli
Studi
di
Roma
"Tor
Vergata"
DiparAmento
di
Ingegneria
Civile
ed
Ingegneria
InformaAca
Via
del
Politecnico
1
00133
Roma
c.f.
/
P.IVA
12270181006
Ref.
Prof.
Gaetano
MARROCCO
gaetano.marrocco@uniroma.it,
06
72597418
Dr.
Cecilia
OCCHIUZZI
occhiuzzi@radio6ense.com,
06
72597458