Observations of contact measurements using a resonance-based touch sensor

Precision Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-36

  Vidic, M ^a   Harb, S M ^a   Smith, S T ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact force measurement; Piezoelectric sensors; Resonator probe; Touch sensor

Indexed keywords

CONTACT SENSORS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE SHIFT; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; RESONATORS;

CONTACT FORCES;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS);

EID: 0031652395     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-6359(97)00088-3     Document Type: Article

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