A relaxation-oscillator-based interface for high-accuracy ratiometric signal processing of differential-capacitance transducers

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 1997, Pages 1164-1168

  Mochizuki, Kouji ^a   Watanabe, Kenzo ^b   Masuda, Takashi ^c   Katsura, Motoyasu ^a  

^a NUMAZU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Engineering Department   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CAPACITANCE; OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CAPACITANCE CHANGE; DIFFERENTIAL-CAPACITANCE TRANSDUCER; DIODE SWITCH; DUTY RATIOS; HIGH-ACCURACY; INTERFACE CIRCUITRY; RATIOMETRIC;

SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSDUCERS;

DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITANCE TRANSDUCERS; INTEGRATORS;

EID: 0030643259     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.1997.612383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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