Investigation of a bioinspired whisker-like fluid motion sensor

Proceedings of the Materials Division, The ASME Non-Destructive Evaluation Division and The ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division, 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 375-382

  Hill, Jonathan ^a   Bart Smith, Hilary ^a   Barbier, C ^a   Humphrey, J A C ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID MOTION SENSORS; SYNTHETIC FLUID MOTION SENSORS; SYNTHETIC WHISKERS;

BIOSENSORS; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 37349090112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2006-14508     Document Type: Conference Paper

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