Microstrip patch antenna for simultaneous strain and temperature sensing

Tchafa, F. Mbanya; Huang, H.

doi:10.1088/1361-665X/aabd47

Microstrip patch antenna for simultaneous strain and temperature sensing

Journal Article · Tue May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Smart Materials and Structures

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/aabd47· OSTI ID:1495340

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Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX (United States); Univ. of Texas Arlington
Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX (United States)

A patch antenna, consisting of a radiation patch, a dielectric substrate, and a ground plane, resonates at distinct fundamental frequencies that depend on the substrate dielectric constant and the dimensions of the radiation patch. Since these parameters change with the applied strain and temperature, this study investigates simultaneous strain and temperature sensing using a single antenna that has two fundamental resonant frequencies. The theoretical relationship between the antenna resonant frequency shifts, the temperature, and the applied strain was first established to guide the selection of the dielectric substrate, based on which an antenna sensor with a rectangular radiation patch was designed and fabricated. A tensile test specimen instrumented with the antenna sensor was subjected to thermo-mechanical tests. Experiment results validated the theoretical predictions that the normalized antenna resonant frequency shifts are linearly proportional to the applied strain and temperature changes. As a result, an inverse method was developed to determine the strain and temperature changes from the normalized antenna resonant frequency shifts, yielding measurement uncertainty of 0.4 °C and 17.22 μϵ for temperature and strain measurement, respectively.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0023118

OSTI ID:: 1495340

Journal Information:: Smart Materials and Structures, Journal Name: Smart Materials and Structures Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 27; ISSN 0964-1726

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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