A Novel Multidirectional Strain Sensor Realized by a 3D Microstrip-Line Fed Near-Circular Patch Antenna

Authors

  • Lingling Wang Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China
  • Kwok L. Chung 1 Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China, 2 School of Computer Science and Engineering Huizhou University, Guangdong, 516007, China
  • Song Gao Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China
  • Mingliang Ma Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China
  • Jianlin Luo Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China
  • Yingsong Li College of Information and Communication Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 15001, China

Keywords:

3D feeding mechanism, multidirectional strain monitoring, near-circular-patch, strain sensor

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a newly developed impedance method to gauge the variations of multidirectional strain using a near-circular-patch based sensor. A novel three-dimensional (3D) feeding mechanism realized by a 90-deg bended microstrip line is devised for allowing strain detection along any direction in the azimuth plane of a metallic surface. The simulated results, verified by experimental results, demonstrate that there is a linear relationship between normalized impedance and multi-directional strain with high sensitivities of about 100 ppm/με. The relationship between sensitivity and sensor orientation is derived as a cosine function, which is a useful feature for estimating principal strain direction.

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Author Biographies

Lingling Wang, Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China

Lingling Wang was born in Qingdao, China, on January, 1993. She received the B.E. degree in Civil Engineering from Qingdao University of Technology, China, in 2015, where she is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering. Her research interests include circularly polarized antenna, antenna-based sensor and structural health monitoring. She was a recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Award of Shandong Province from the Qingdao University, in 2015. She received the “National Encouragement Scholarship” and “National Scholarship” in 2014 and 2018, respectively.

Kwok L. Chung, 1 Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China, 2 School of Computer Science and Engineering Huizhou University, Guangdong, 516007, China

Kwok L. Chung (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Research Professor and a Supervisor of Ph.D. students with Qingdao University of Technology (QUT). He was a Director of Civionics Research Laboratory where he led a cross-disciplinary research team at QUT. Chung is now with Huizhou University. His current research interests include passive wireless sensors, cement-based materials design and characterization, microwave antennas, and metasurface. He is the Founding Chair of the IEEE Qingdao AP/MTT/COM joint chapter (CN10879) under Beijing Section. He has been an Associate Editor of IEEE ACCESS and an Associate Editor of Elsevier Alexandria Engineering Journal since 2016 and 2020, respectively. He serves as a Reviewer for the numerous IEEE, IET, Elsevier, and other international journals.

Song Gao, Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China

Song Gao received the M.E. degree from University of Stellenbosch South Africa in 2005 and the Ph.D. degree from Qingdao University of Technology (QUT) in 2013. He is now an Associate Professor in the School of Civil Engineering, QUT, where he is also the Head of Engineering Materials Laboratory. His main research interests are high performance fiber reinforced cementations composite and high-performance building materials using recycled building waste.

Mingliang Ma, Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China

Mingliang Ma received the B.S. degree from Ludong University in 2007, and received Ph.D. degree in Materials Science from Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2014. In late 2014, he joined the Qingdao University of Technology and now is an Associate Professor. His main research areas include design of multifunctional electromagnetic absorption materials, and disaster prevention mitigation and protection engineering.

Jianlin Luo, Civionics Research Laboratory, School of Civil Engineering Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, China

Jianlin Luo received the M.S. degree in Structural Engineering in 2005, and Ph.D. degree in Engineering Mechanics in 2009 from Harbin Institute ofTechnology. In December 2009, he joined the School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao (QUT), China as a Lecturer. He has been an Associate Professor at QUT since 2012. He was a Visiting Scholar in Monash University, Melbourne, Australia during 2015-2016 and a Visiting Fellow in Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia during 2018-2019. Luo has authored and coauthored about 60 journal papers and held 20 invention patents. His current research interests include smart materials and structural health monitoring, advanced construction materials and applications in infrastructure.

Yingsong Li, College of Information and Communication Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 15001, China

Yingsong Li received his Ph.D. degree from both Kochi University of Technology (KUT), Japan and Harbin Engineering University, China in 2014. He is a Full Professor of Harbin Engineering University from July 2014. He is a senior member of Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE) and a senior member of IEEE. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Access and Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal.
Li also serves as a reviewer for more than 20 journals. His current research interests include remote sensing, underwater communications, signal processing, radar, SAR imaging, compressed sensing and antennas.

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2021-11-06

How to Cite

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L. . Wang, K. L. . Chung, S. . Gao, M. . Ma, J. . Luo, and Y. . Li, “A Novel Multidirectional Strain Sensor Realized by a 3D Microstrip-Line Fed Near-Circular Patch Antenna”, ACES Journal, vol. 36, no. 09, pp. 1237–1247, Nov. 2021.

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