Cost-effective system for the characterization of microstructures vibrating in out-of-plane modes

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 270-275

  Bau M ^a   Ferrari, V ^a   Marioli, D ^a   Taroni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lock in detection; Microresonator; Resonant sensor; Signal enhancement; Synchronous undersampling

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA ACQUISITION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

LOCK IN DETECTION; MICRORESONATORS; RESONANT SENSORS; SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT; SYNCHRONOUS UNDERSAMPLING;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 38849150979     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.03.028     Document Type: Article

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