An Impedance-Loaded Orthogonal Frequency-Coded SAW Sensor for Passive Wireless Sensor Networks

A passive wireless impedance-loaded orthogonal frequency-coded (OFC) surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor for wireless sensor networks was proposed in this paper. One of the chips on OFC SAW tag is connected to an external sensor, which could cause a phase shift in the time response of the correspondi...

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Main Authors: Xuan Dai, Lili Fang, Chuanfang Zhang, Houjun Sun
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/7/1876
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author Xuan Dai
Lili Fang
Chuanfang Zhang
Houjun Sun
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Lili Fang
Chuanfang Zhang
Houjun Sun
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description A passive wireless impedance-loaded orthogonal frequency-coded (OFC) surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor for wireless sensor networks was proposed in this paper. One of the chips on OFC SAW tag is connected to an external sensor, which could cause a phase shift in the time response of the corresponding part on the SAW device. The phase shift corresponds to the sensed quantity, which could be temperature, strain, vibration, pressure, etc. The OFC SAW tag is isolated by a proper package from the direct effect of the measurand on the device’s response which could avoid the multiple measurands coupling. The simultaneous work of multiple sensors is guaranteed by orthogonal frequency coding. By processing the response based on an extended matched filter algorithm, sensing information of the specific coded OFC device can be extracted from the superimposed response of multiple independent encoded sensors. Compared to previous methods, the proposed method can produce a more flexible passive (battery-free) wireless sensor suitable for large-scale wireless sensor networks. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the sensor.
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spelling doaj.art-30593c0277494a069aa655987d1821652023-11-16T14:31:38ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-03-01207187610.3390/s20071876An Impedance-Loaded Orthogonal Frequency-Coded SAW Sensor for Passive Wireless Sensor NetworksXuan Dai0Lili Fang1Chuanfang Zhang2Houjun Sun3School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaSchool of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaSchool of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaSchool of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaA passive wireless impedance-loaded orthogonal frequency-coded (OFC) surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor for wireless sensor networks was proposed in this paper. One of the chips on OFC SAW tag is connected to an external sensor, which could cause a phase shift in the time response of the corresponding part on the SAW device. The phase shift corresponds to the sensed quantity, which could be temperature, strain, vibration, pressure, etc. The OFC SAW tag is isolated by a proper package from the direct effect of the measurand on the device’s response which could avoid the multiple measurands coupling. The simultaneous work of multiple sensors is guaranteed by orthogonal frequency coding. By processing the response based on an extended matched filter algorithm, sensing information of the specific coded OFC device can be extracted from the superimposed response of multiple independent encoded sensors. Compared to previous methods, the proposed method can produce a more flexible passive (battery-free) wireless sensor suitable for large-scale wireless sensor networks. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the sensor.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/7/1876passive wireless sensorimpedance-loadedsurface acoustic waveorthogonal frequency codedstructural health monitoring
spellingShingle Xuan Dai
Lili Fang
Chuanfang Zhang
Houjun Sun
An Impedance-Loaded Orthogonal Frequency-Coded SAW Sensor for Passive Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensors
passive wireless sensor
impedance-loaded
surface acoustic wave
orthogonal frequency coded
structural health monitoring
title An Impedance-Loaded Orthogonal Frequency-Coded SAW Sensor for Passive Wireless Sensor Networks
title_full An Impedance-Loaded Orthogonal Frequency-Coded SAW Sensor for Passive Wireless Sensor Networks
title_fullStr An Impedance-Loaded Orthogonal Frequency-Coded SAW Sensor for Passive Wireless Sensor Networks
title_full_unstemmed An Impedance-Loaded Orthogonal Frequency-Coded SAW Sensor for Passive Wireless Sensor Networks
title_short An Impedance-Loaded Orthogonal Frequency-Coded SAW Sensor for Passive Wireless Sensor Networks
title_sort impedance loaded orthogonal frequency coded saw sensor for passive wireless sensor networks
topic passive wireless sensor
impedance-loaded
surface acoustic wave
orthogonal frequency coded
structural health monitoring
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/7/1876
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