Funding entity and duration: ASOCIACIÓN PARA LA INNOVACIÓN Y EL DESARROLLO APÍCOLA. 2022-2023.
Summary of the project: The aim of this project is to design a complete electromagnetic system for the location of queen bees inside honey combs using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) at 868 MHz. Small RFID tags are commercially available, but none of them meet the specifications that are needed for this application, so it is necessary to make an specific tag design. The APL research team has designed an external antenna that will be integrated with a proper chip in an RFID tag. This tag will be placed on a queen bee and will allow determining its location in a honey comb. The APL team will also develop a flat planar antenna with circular polarization for the portable reader of the detection system.