High-Sensitivity RFID Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring

Hussein Nesser*, Hassan A. Mahmoud, Gilles Lubineau*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Structural health monitoring (SHM) is crucial for ensuring operational safety in applications like pipelines, tanks, aircraft, ships, and vehicles. Traditional embedded sensors have limitations due to expense and potential structural damage. A novel technology using radio frequency identification devices (RFID) offers wireless transmission of highly sensitive strain measurement data. The system features a thin, flexible sensor based on an inductance-capacitance (LC) circuit with a parallel-plate capacitance sensing unit. By incorporating tailored cracks in the capacitor electrodes, the sensor’s capacitor electrodes become highly piezoresistive, modifying electromagnetic wave penetration. This unconventional change in capacitance shifts the resonance frequency, resulting in a wireless strain sensor with a gauge factor of 50 for strains under 1%. The frequency shift is passively detected through an external readout system using simple frequency sweeping. This wire-free, power-free design allows easy integration into composites without compromising structural integrity. Experimental results demonstrate the cracked wireless strain sensor's ability to detect small strains within composites. This technology offers a cost-effective, non-destructive solution for accurate structural health monitoring.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number2301807
JournalAdvanced Science
Volume10
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 2023

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© 2023 The Authors. Advanced Science published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.

Keywords

  • chipless sensors
  • radio frequency identification devices
  • strain sensors
  • structural health monitoring
  • wireless strain monitoring

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
  • General Engineering
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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