Frequency-domain characterization of magnetoelastic sensors: A microcontroller-based instrument for spectrum analysis using a threshold-crossing counting technique

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-71

  Zeng, Kefeng ^a   Paulose, Maggie ^a   Ong, Keat G ^a   Grimes, Craig A ^a,b  

^a Sentech Corporation   (United States)

^b Peesylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Damping ratio; Frequency counting; Frequency response; Magnetoelastic; Microcontroller; Quality factor; Resonance frequency; Sensor

Indexed keywords

DAMPING RATIO; FREQUENCY COUNTING; MAGNETOELASTIC; QUALITY FACTORS; RESONANCE FREQUENCY;

ARRAYS; DAMPING; ELASTIC MODULI; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MICROCONTROLLERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SENSORS;

EID: 21744440025     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2004.11.039     Document Type: Article

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