RFID interface for compact pliable EMG wireless epidermal sensor
Carolina Miozzi, Vito Errico, Gaetano Marrocco, Emanuele Gruppioni, Giovanni Saggio · 2020
The growth of epidermal electronics requires low-cost, compact, wireless and low-power consumer technologies. Commercially available electromyographic (EMG) sensors do not fully meet these requirements. Radiofrequency Identification (RFID) is a low-cost wireless communication technology that helps in reducing sensor size and power requests. This work proposes the design of a 3cm ⨯ 3cm RFID antenna surrounding an ad hoc EMG sensor circuitry and supporting the mid-range data communication between 40cm −1m. The resulting RFID-EMG sensor is a compact, pliable and conformable device, suitable for sport, wellness, healthcare and medical applications.