IN VITRO TEST MODELLING FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY EVALUATION BETWEEN CRMDS AND RFID SYSTEMS

Ajay Ogirala, Joshua R. Stachel, and Marlin H. Mickle

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