Characterization and Comparative Evaluation of Novel Planar Electromagnetic Sensors

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. Index Terms—Meander, mesh and interdigital type, nondestructive evaluation, planar electromagnetic sensors, plastic landmine de-tection. I