Towards SCARS: A Chipless RFID Sensor for Pervasive Surface Crack Detection
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چکیده
We present Surface Crack Antenna Reflectometric Sensing or SCARS: a chipless RFID sensor that enables pervasive, wireless surface crack detection in structural materials. We outline the sensor design and demonstrate how crack length and orientation can be uniquely related to the backscatter signal signature of the SCARS sensor. In doing so, design techniques that improve sensor sensitivity and signal fidelity are presented. Proof of concept is then demonstrated via numerical simulation and the construction of a laboratory prototype. Finally, a pervasive health monitoring and data extraction strategy using these sensors is also discussed.
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