Shock resistance of ferromagnetic micromechanical magnetometers

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 242-252

  Yee, Jeffrey K ^a   Yang, Henry H ^b   Judy, Jack W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam mechanics; G shock; Large beam deflection; Magnetometer; Shock resistance

Indexed keywords

COMPASSES (MAGNETIC); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BEAM MECHANICS; SHOCK RESISTANCE;

MAGNETOMETERS;

EID: 0037438782     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(02)00345-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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