Low-frequency acoustic resonance level detector with neural-network classification

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 99-106

  Donlagić, Denis ^a   Završnik, Miha ^a   Donlagić, Dali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acoustic resonance; Level detection; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; RESONANCE; SENSORS; WAVEGUIDES;

FLUID LEVEL DETECTION; LOW FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC RESONANCE LEVEL DETECTOR;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES;

EID: 0030182426     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80063-5     Document Type: Article

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