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Microstrip sensor for product quality monitoring

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In this work, we investigated the feasibility of using a microstrip sensor to monitor milk quality. The proposed microstrip sensor is composed of two symmetrical and independent rectangular microstrip patches. This method is based on a shift in the resonance frequency of the microstrip resonator caused by a change in the dielectric constant of the analysed milk. Simulations and measurements were performed in the study. The results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed microstrip patch in product quality assessment.

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Soufiane Tebache and Dr. Mansoul Ali for their assistance with the PNA measurements and the participant test subjects.

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  1. University Mohamed Khider, Biskra, Algeria

    H. Amar & H. Ghodbane

  2. Research Center for Industrial Technologies RCIT, PO Box 64, Cheraga, 16014, Algiers, Algeria

    H. Amar

  3. University Mouloud Mammeri, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria

    M. Amir

  4. University of Lorraine, CNRS, IJL, 54000, Nancy, France

    M. A. Zidane & A. Rouane

  5. CEA-LETI, MINATEC Campus, 38054, Grenoble, France

    C. Hamouda

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Amar, H., Ghodbane, H., Amir, M. et al. Microstrip sensor for product quality monitoring. J Comput Electron 19, 1329–1336 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-020-01517-2

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