Thickness variation study of RFID-based folded patch antennas for strain sensing

Xiaohua Yi; Terence Wu; Gabriel Lantz; Yang Wang; Roberto T. Leon; Manos M. Tentzeris

doi:10.1117/12.879868

Thickness variation study of RFID-based folded patch antennas for strain sensing

Xiaohua Yi, Terence Wu, Gabriel Lantz, Yang Wang, Roberto T. Leon, Manos M. Tentzeris

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Abstract

This paper explores folded patch antennas for the development of low-cost and wireless smart-skin sensors that monitor the strain in metallic structures. When the patch antenna is under strain/deformation, its resonance frequency varies accordingly. The variation can be easily interrogated and recorded by a wireless reader that also provides power for the antenna operation. The patch antenna adopts a specially selected substrate material with low dielectric constant, as well as an inexpensive off-the-shelf radiofrequency identification (RFID) chip for signal modulation. A thicker substrate increases RFID signal-to-noise ratio, but reduces the strain transfer efficiency. To experimentally study the effect of substrate thickness, two prototype folded patch antennas with different substrate thicknesses have been designed and manufactured. For both prototypes, tensile testing results show strong linearity between the interrogated resonance frequency and the strain experienced by the antenna. Longer interrogation range is achieved with the larger substrate thickness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2011
Volume	7981
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879868
Publication status	Published - 2011
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2011 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 7 Mar 2011 → 10 Mar 2011

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Conference	Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	7/03/11 → 10/03/11

Keywords

folded patch antenna
passive wireless sensor
RFID
strain sensor
substrate thickness

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Applied Mathematics
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics

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Yi, X, Wu, T, Lantz, G, Wang, Y, Leon, RT & Tentzeris, MM 2011, Thickness variation study of RFID-based folded patch antennas for strain sensing. in Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2011. vol. 7981, 79811H, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2011, San Diego, CA, United States, 7/03/11. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879868

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