This thesis summarizes ongoing work to develop low-cost, wireless, resonant sensor array that can be used to monitor corrosion in infrastructure systems. A magnetically coupled sensor array is presented and analyzed using circuit model. The array acts as a magneto-inductive waveguide and the impedance discontinuities caused by corrosion (or other defects) lead to reflection. The relationship between the relative position of defects and pass band characteristics is investigated, providing a technique to determine the location of targets. A configuration for increased sensitivity and a method for defect localization are presented. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1420 |
| Date | 02 November 2010 |
| Creators | Chen, Ye, 1986- |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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