A sensor-actuator integrated system based on IPMCs

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 489-492

  Bonomo, Claudia ^a   Fortuna, Luigi ^a   Giannone, Pietro ^a   Graziani, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuator; Feedback; Integrated system; Sensor

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; INTEGRATING CIRCUITS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; SMART DEVICES;

SENSORS;

EID: 27944498650     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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