Design of an Omnidirectional High-frequency RFID Gateway Antenna for Logistics and Warehouse Management

LUO Wenjun; XU Zheng; GONG Shaoping; ZHU Jixuan

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.03.015

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3) : 146-152. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.03.015

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Design of an Omnidirectional High-frequency RFID Gateway Antenna for Logistics and Warehouse Management

LUO Wenjun¹, XU Zheng¹, GONG Shaoping¹, ZHU Jixuan^2,*

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To meet the requirement for high-reliability identification in logistics and warehouse management, the work aims to leverage the electromagnetic coupling principle of high-frequency (HF) RFID to avoid multipath interference common in Ultra-High-Frequency (UHF) systems, while simultaneously solving the reading blind spots inherent in its single-antenna scheme. A dual-transmit antenna design based on near-field beamforming was adopted. By optimizing the phase difference of the drive signals and introducing an alternating control mechanism, the energy received by the tags was maximized. Test data indicated that the designed dual-transmit antenna could generate a strong magnetic field distribution across a 360° spatial range, ensuring stable tag reading at all tested angles. Compared with traditional single-antenna schemes, the proposed dual-transmit antenna structure significantly improves the identification reliability of HF RFID systems and demonstrates promising application prospects in gateway systems for large-scale intelligent packaging logistics and warehouse management.

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radio frequency identification (RFID) / warehouse logistics management / gateway / omnidirectional antenna

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LUO Wenjun, XU Zheng, GONG Shaoping, ZHU Jixuan. Design of an Omnidirectional High-frequency RFID Gateway Antenna for Logistics and Warehouse Management[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2026, 47(3): 146-152 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.03.015

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