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Abstract
Abstract One of the reasons for many diseases such as diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, kidney disease, etc., is the excess consumption of salt and sugar in the diet. So, to minimize these health problems, it is important to consume appropriate quantity of salt and sugar in the diet. This paper presents the design and development of a salt and sugar detection system using a low cost compact microstrip patch antenna. The salt and sugar detection system using a compact microstrip antenna is based upon the variation of antenna parameters in the solutions of different concentrations of salt and sugar. The defected ground structure (DGS) is utilized for decreasing the size and improving the performance of the proposed microstrip patch antenna. The antenna is fed by using a microstrip line and it resonates at 2.4 GHz. The designed antenna is simulated and optimized using the computer simulation technology (CST) microwave studio. The antenna with optimized dimensions is fabricated and measured. The measurements of the return loss of the fabricated microstrip patch antenna for various solutions with different concentrations of salt and sugar are performed. The measured results confirm that the proposed compact microstrip patch antenna is suitable to detect the concentration of salt and sugar in the water. From the measured results, it is observed that the return loss of the antenna decreases, when the concentration of salt and sugar is increased. The proposed antenna is also suitable for compact 2.4 GHz wireless local area networks (WLAN) applications.
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nternational Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems (S2IS) is a rapid and high-quality international forum wherein academics, researchers and practitioners may publish their high-quality, original, and state-of-the-art papers describing theoretical aspects, system architectures, analysis and design techniques, and implementation experiences in intelligent sensing technologies. The journal publishes articles reporting substantive results on a wide range of smart sensing approaches applied to variety of domain problems, including but not limited to: Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environment Analysis, Evaluation, and Test of Smart Sensors Intelligent Management of Sensors Fundamentals of Smart Sensing Principles and Mechanisms Materials and its Applications for Smart Sensors Smart Sensing Applications, Hardware, Software, Systems, and Technologies Smart Sensors in Multidisciplinary Domains and Problems Smart Sensors in Science and Engineering Smart Sensors in Social Science and Humanity