Title :
Characterization and comparative evaluation of novel planar electromagnetic sensors
Author :
Mukhopadhyay, S.C. ; Gooneratne, C.P. ; Gupta, G. Sen ; Yamada, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Massey Univ., New Zealand
Abstract :
The characterization of three types of novel planar electromagnetic sensors: 1) meander; 2) mesh; and 3) interdigital configuration, has been studied and their comparative performance has been evaluated based on their areas of applications. All of them are suitable for inspection and evaluation of system properties without destroying them. The experiments on fabricated sensors have been conducted and the results are presented here. The target application is to use a mixture of different types of sensors to detect plastic landmines.
Keywords :
electromagnetic devices; interdigital transducers; landmine detection; magnetic sensors; electromagnetic devices; interdigital configuration; meander configuration; mesh configuration; nondestructive evaluation; planar electromagnetic sensors; plastic landmine detection; Coils; Conducting materials; Fatigue; Inspection; Landmine detection; Magnetic sensors; Mechanical sensors; Plastics; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Meander; mesh and interdigital type; nondestructive evaluation; planar electromagnetic sensors; plastic landmine detection;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2005.854792