Experimental analysis of a new strain-gage signal conditioner based on a constant-current method

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 173-178

  Cappa, P ^a   Del Prete, Z ^a   Marinozzi, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constant current method; Signal conditioning; Strain gages

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONSTANT CURRENT METHOD; GLOBAL TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; SIGNAL CONDITIONING;

STRAIN GAGES;

EID: 0030182087     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80075-1     Document Type: Article

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