Transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain-sensing patch antenna

The strain sensor based on microwave patch antenna is proposed to monitor structural strain in structural health monitoring. When patch antenna experiences deformation, the resonant frequency of patch antenna will shift. With these characteristics, the patch antenna can operate as both the strain-se...

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Main Authors: Chunfeng Wan, Liyu Xie, Kangqian Xu, Songtao Xue, Can Jiang, Guochun Wan, Tao Ding
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147720908192
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author Chunfeng Wan
Liyu Xie
Kangqian Xu
Songtao Xue
Can Jiang
Guochun Wan
Tao Ding
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Liyu Xie
Kangqian Xu
Songtao Xue
Can Jiang
Guochun Wan
Tao Ding
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description The strain sensor based on microwave patch antenna is proposed to monitor structural strain in structural health monitoring. When patch antenna experiences deformation, the resonant frequency of patch antenna will shift. With these characteristics, the patch antenna can operate as both the strain-sensing element and communication component. This article chooses an RT-5880 rectangular patch antenna for strain measurement, focusing on its sensing performance. For distinguishing the influence of deformation in the antenna’s length direction and width direction, the numerical simulation is implemented, and then two kinds of laboratory experiments are conducted. The first approach is to paste antennas in longitudinal and transverse ways and solve the equation set. The other approach is to design another patch antenna with narrow width and compare the test results with the wide one. All results show that the influence of deformation in wide direction on sensitivity can be neglected, and the resonant frequency shift has a good linear relationship with the strain of antenna in length direction.
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spelling doaj-art-c80d3bf2cc0143bf9e27c08f5ed4c52b2025-08-20T03:19:29ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772020-02-011610.1177/1550147720908192Transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain-sensing patch antennaChunfeng Wan0Liyu Xie1Kangqian Xu2Songtao Xue3Can Jiang4Guochun Wan5Tao Ding6Southeast University, Key Laboratory of concrete and pre-stressed concrete structure of Ministry of Education, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Disaster Mitigation for Structures, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Disaster Mitigation for Structures, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Architecture, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Sendai, JapanDepartment of Disaster Mitigation for Structures, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Electronic Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaInstitute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaThe strain sensor based on microwave patch antenna is proposed to monitor structural strain in structural health monitoring. When patch antenna experiences deformation, the resonant frequency of patch antenna will shift. With these characteristics, the patch antenna can operate as both the strain-sensing element and communication component. This article chooses an RT-5880 rectangular patch antenna for strain measurement, focusing on its sensing performance. For distinguishing the influence of deformation in the antenna’s length direction and width direction, the numerical simulation is implemented, and then two kinds of laboratory experiments are conducted. The first approach is to paste antennas in longitudinal and transverse ways and solve the equation set. The other approach is to design another patch antenna with narrow width and compare the test results with the wide one. All results show that the influence of deformation in wide direction on sensitivity can be neglected, and the resonant frequency shift has a good linear relationship with the strain of antenna in length direction.https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147720908192
spellingShingle Chunfeng Wan
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Can Jiang
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Tao Ding
Transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain-sensing patch antenna
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
title Transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain-sensing patch antenna
title_full Transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain-sensing patch antenna
title_fullStr Transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain-sensing patch antenna
title_full_unstemmed Transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain-sensing patch antenna
title_short Transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain-sensing patch antenna
title_sort transverse deformation effect on sensitivity of strain sensing patch antenna
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147720908192
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