M. Tech. Electrical Engineering. / Food security has become a global epidemic over the years. The objective of this research is to perform laboratory tests in order to measure and evaluate the electrical properties of different food materials using Radio Frequency (RF) channels. Presented in this document is a literature review which focuses on the dielectric and electrical properties of specific food materials, food media characteristics, transmission properties, the methods of testing that have been used as well as the achieved results, which provide a broader perspective of and about the food specimen that have undergone the experiment. The research is directed towards sensing food items through practical and experimental measurements as a contribution towards the development and erection of a future design and the operation of a device that will beam RF waves through food to detect any bacterial infections that may be present in the food.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001337 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Mabuza, Gugulethu Phumzile. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
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