Systematic approach for the linearization and readout of nonsymmetric impedance bridges

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1566-1572

  de Graaf, Ger ^a   Wolffenbuttel, Reinoud F ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bridge circuits; Differential amplifiers; Error compensation; Linearization; Nonlinearities; Operational amplifiers; Sensor readout; Transducers

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; ERROR COMPENSATION; LINEARIZATION; OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIERS; READOUT SYSTEMS; TRANSDUCERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

NONLINEARITIES; SENSOR READOUT; TRANSADMITTANCE AMPLIFIER;

BRIDGE CIRCUITS;

EID: 33749335373     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2006.880318     Document Type: Article

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