Utilising microstrip patch antenna strain sensors for structural health monitoring

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-182

  Daliri, Ali ^a   Galehdar, Amir ^a,b   Rowe, Wayne S T ^a   Ghorbani, Kamran ^a   John, Sabu ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The University of Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

finite element; Microstrip patch antenna; strain sensor; structural health monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA SENSORS; CIRCULAR MICROSTRIP PATCH; CIRCULAR PATCH; EFFECT OF STRAIN; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FINITE ELEMENT; FREQUENCY SHIFT; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MICRO-STRIP PATCH ANTENNAS; SMALL DAMAGE; STRAIN AND FREQUENCY; STRAIN SENSOR; STRAIN SENSORS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH; THEORETICAL MODELS;

DAMAGE DETECTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SENSORS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 84859383992     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X11432655     Document Type: Article

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