Active magnetic bearing based force measurement using the multi-point technique

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-53

  Kasarda, M E ^a   Marshall, J ^a   Prins, R ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Force measurement; Magnetic bearing; System identification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FORCE MEASUREMENT; HALL EFFECT; MAGNETIC CIRCUITS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SENSORS;

ACTIVE MAGNETIC BEARINGS (AMB); BEARING FLUX-DENSITY; GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ROTATIONAL SPEEDS;

MAGNETIC BEARINGS;

EID: 33747768667     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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