Quality Factor Effect on the Wireless Range of Microstrip Patch Antenna Strain Sensors

Recently introduced passive wireless strain sensors based on microstrip patch antennas have shown great potential for reliable health and usage monitoring in aerospace and civil industries. However, the wireless interrogation range of these sensors is limited to few centimeters, which restricts thei...

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Main Authors: Ali Daliri, Amir Galehdar, Wayne S. T. Rowe, Sabu John, Chun H. Wang, Kamran Ghorbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-01-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/1/595