Radio frequency identification (RFID) provides a simple and effective solution to the passive indoor localization. The conventional wisdom about RFID localization is utilizing reference tags. It performs well in tag or single passive target localization. However, in the passive multiple target scenario, reference tag based localization suffers from some limitations, including the array aperture, mutual coupling of reference tags, and coherent superimposition of target signals.
The system obtained interference information from the measurement signal, solved the problem of phase wrapping, and got the accurate coordinates of target. The tags and tag-free items including shrimp chips, cola and instant noodles were taken as target respectively in experiment.