Detection of surface cracks in metals using microwave and millimeter-wave nondestructive testing techniques—a review

MA Abou-Khousa, MSU Rahman… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Integrity assessment of metallic structures requires inspection tools capable of detecting and
evaluating cracks reliably. To this end, many microwave and millimeter-wave nondestructive …

RFID technology and its diverse applications: A brief exposition with a proposed Machine Learning approach

S Suresh, G Chakaravarthi - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is considered as a new sensing
paradigm due to its low-cost, passive wireless power transfer capability, flexibility, and non …

Metal crack detection sensor based on microstrip antenna

Q Pang, G Dong, X Yang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A metal crack detection sensor based on a microstrip antenna is presented in this article to
detect cracks hidden under the coating. Since the frequency offset of the microstrip antenna …

Design of novel highly sensitive sensors for crack detection in metal surfaces: theoretical foundation and experimental validation

Z Shaterian, AK Horestani, F Martín, M Mrozowski - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The application of different types of microwave resonators for sensing cracks in metallic
structures has been subject of many studies. While most studies have been focused on …

A way to determine the optimum detection frequency for microwave sensing

JK Wu, K Gao, W Yue, T Qiang, NY Kim, W Song… - Measurement, 2022 - Elsevier
Besides the sensor design, the detection frequency is another vital factor for microwave
detection. We present a frequency-adjustable humidity sensor to determine the optimum …

Reliable crack monitoring based on guided wave through periodically loaded transmission line

J Zhang, W Hu, Z Chen, P Yang, K Wang… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cracks are commonly occurring defects in metal. Crack monitoring in large-area
infrastructures requires numerous sensors and thus increases the weight, complexity, and …

Planar microwave sensor for localized ice and snow sensing

A Shah, O Niksan, MH Zarifi - 2023 - sae.org
Ice and snow accretion on aircraft surfaces imposes opera-tional and safety challenges,
severely impacting aerodynamic performance of critical aircraft structures and equipment …

Microwave Dual-Crack Sensor with a High Q-Factor Using the TE20 Resonance of a Complementary Split-Ring Resonator on a Substrate-Integrated Waveguide

Y Kim, E Park, A Salim, J Kim, S Lim - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microwave sensors have attracted interest as non-destructive metal crack detection (MCD)
devices due to their low cost, simple fabrication, potential miniaturization, noncontact nature …

Covered cracks detection using dual-polarization synthetic aperture radar imaging

MA Abou-Khousa… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Detecting covered cracks in metals is critical in many applications. In this article, a single
dual-polarized circular aperture antenna and synthetic aperture imaging are devised to …

A Microwave Pressure Sensor Loaded with Complementary Split Ring Resonator for High-Temperature Applications

L Yang, H Kou, X Wang, X Zhang, Z Shang, J Shi… - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
A passive substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) sensor based on the complementary split
ring resonator (CSRR) is presented for pressure detection in high-temperature …