Development of a wireless pressure measurement system using interdigitated capacitors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-128

  Arshak, Khalil I ^a,b   Morris, Deirdre ^b   Arshak, Arousian ^b   Korostynska, Olga ^b   Jafer, Essa ^b  

^a IEEE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dielectric materials; Pressure measurement; Telemetry; Thick film capacitors

Indexed keywords

INTERDIGITATED CAPACITORS; THICK-FILM CAPACITORS; WIRELESS PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

CAPACITORS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; HYSTERESIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TELEMETERING; THICK FILMS;

PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33846317028     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.886879     Document Type: Article

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