Selective excitation of the vibration modes of a cantilever spring

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-155

  El Hami, Khalil ^a   Gauthier Manuel, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cantilevers; Piezoelectric polymers; Resonant force sensors

Indexed keywords

MAGNETS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; POLYMERS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); VIBRATION CONTROL;

CANTILEVER SPRING; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMERS; RESONANT FORCE SENSORS; VIBRATION MODE;

SENSORS;

EID: 0031674707     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(98)80008-3     Document Type: Article

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