Optimization of a buried microstrip antenna for simultaneous communication and sensing of soil moisture

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 797-800

  Soontornpipit, Pichitpong ^a,d   Furse, Cynthia M ^a   Chung, You Chung ^b   Lin, Bryan M ^c  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b Daegu University   (South Korea)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Cushcraft Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain(FDTD); Genetic algorithm; Microstrip antenna; Sensor

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SOILS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BURIED MICROSTRIP ANTENNA; EXTERNAL RECEIVER; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD); SOIL MOISTURE SENSING;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 33644881884     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.869904     Document Type: Article

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