Title :
A rugged active sensor for microwave aquametry
Author :
Avitabile, G. ; Gentili, G.B. ; Sottani, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Abstract :
The paper introduces a compact active sensor of the resonant type for microwave aquametry. The proposed sensor is very simple yet accurate. The design procedure is described and experimental results are reported validating the sensor performance.
Keywords :
electric sensing devices; microwave measurement; moisture measurement; microwave aquametry; moisture measurement; resonator; rugged active sensor; Dielectric materials; Electric variables; Materials testing; Microstrip antennas; Microwave sensors; Monitoring; Permittivity measurement; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6538-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967367
