Passive RFID strain-sensor based on meander-line antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4836-4840

  Occhiuzzi, C ^a   Paggi, C ^a   Marrocco, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Passive sensor; sensor RFID tag; strain gauge; strain measurement

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENTS; BACKSCATTERED SIGNAL; DAMAGED STRUCTURES; DYNAMIC RANGE; FEED SECTIONS; MEANDER LINE; MEANDER LINE ANTENNAS; PASSIVE RFID; PASSIVE SENSOR; PASSIVE UHF RFID; PHYSICAL STATE; RF-ID TAGS; SENSING RESOLUTION; SHAPE FACTOR; STRAIN GAUGE; STRAIN MONITORING; SUB-MILLIMETER RESOLUTIONS; TAGGED OBJECT;

MONITORING; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO NAVIGATION; SENSORS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 82455221162     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2011.2165517     Document Type: Article

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