| Title | CAAP: Embedded Passive RF Tags Towards Intrinsically Locatable Buried Plastic Material |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 80915 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Mondal, Saikat; Kumar, Deepak; Chahal, Prem; Deng, Yiming |
| Corporate Creator | University of Colorado at Denver; Michigan State University |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; United States. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) |
| Publisher | United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20190130 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Accurate and reliable locating, identifying and characterizing the buried plastic pipes from the ground surface in reducing the likelihood of hit them is critical and imperative to reduce the pipeline incidents. In this collaborative research, a new harmonic radar (frequency doubling) mechanism for smart RF tags design that can detect plastic pipes deeply buried in various soils conditions will be investigated, achieved through efficient tags and highly sensitive readers design, and coupled with intelligent signal processing. The proposed low-cost, small thin-film form passive RF tags can directly be embedded in plastic pipes. It will be able to withstand high temperature processing of plastics and stress involved with horizontal tunneling/drilling of buried pipes. The embedded RF tags have the capability to not only precisely locate the buried plastic pipes, but also have integrated sensing functionality, which can measure the strain-stress changes in the plastic materials. Finally, the vast amount of acquired sensing data from individual tags will be integrated to the advanced signal processing for better data categorization and mining. An innovative prognostics framework for better asset life-cycle management will be developed. |
| Rosap ID | dot:56140 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56140 |
| TRT Terms | Location; Plastic pipe; Radio frequency identification; Signal to noise ratio; Safety programs |
| General Subjects | Promoting Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1781034 |
| Contract Number | DTPH5615HCAP08L |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/80000/80900/80915/CAAP15_Final_Report_RFID_passive_tags_MSU_DTPH5615HCAP08L-REM.PDF |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |