A self-powered mechanical strain energy sensor

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 293-299

  Elvin, Niell G ^a   Elvin, Alex A ^a   Spector, Myron ^b  

^a Elvin R and D LLC   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MECHANICAL STRAIN ENERGY SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0035304952     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/10/2/314     Document Type: Article

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