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In this paper, we present the wireless measurement of various physical quantities from the analysis of the radar cross section variability of passive electromagnetic sensors. The technique uses a millimeter frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar for both remote sensing and wireless identification of sensors. Long reading ranges (up to some decameters) are reached at the expense of poor measurement resolution (typically 10 %). A review of recent experimental results is reported for illustration purposes.
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The author wish to thank the two following institutions for financial support: the French Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA) through the contract no. 045985 and the Pole de Competitivité Aéronautique, Espace et Systèmes Embarqués through the project Système Autonome Communicant En Réseau.
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Aubert, H., Chebila, F., Jatlaoui, M. et al. Wireless sensing and identification based on radar cross section variability measurement of passive electromagnetic sensors. Ann. Telecommun. 68, 425–435 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12243-013-0376-5
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