Angle-compensation sensor for measuring the shape of a dragonfly wing

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 87-90

  Zeng, Lijiang ^b   Matsumoto, Hirokazu ^a   Kawachi, Keiji ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acousto optic deflector; Displacement measurement; Dragonfly wing; Quadrant position sensor

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOOPTICAL DEVICES; ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ACOUSTOOPTIC DEFLECTORS; ANGLE COMPENSATION SENSORS; DRAGONFLY WING; QUADRANT POSITION SENSORS;

PROXIMITY SENSORS;

EID: 0030182314     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80061-1     Document Type: Article

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