**Author details**

Olga Zeni and Maria Rosaria Scarfì *Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of Environment (IREA), National Research Council, Naples, Italy* 

## **Acknowledgement**

The authors would like to acknowledge Eng. Stefania Romeo for her constructive suggestions that improved the description of the electromagnetic requirements.

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