A 3D micromechanical compass

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 561-568

  Kyynäräinen, Jukka ^a   Saarilahti, Jaakko ^a   Kattelus, Hannu ^a   Kärkkäinen, Anu ^a   Meinander, Tor ^a   Oja, Aarne ^a   Pekko, Panu ^a   Seppä, Heikki ^a   Suhonen, Mika ^a   Kuisma, Heikki ^b   Ruotsalainen, Sami ^c   Tilli, Markku ^d  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b VTI Technologies Oy   (Finland)

^c Suunto Oy   (Finland)

^d Okmetic Oyj   (Finland)

Author keywords

Magnetometers; MEMS; Micromechanics; Resonant sensors

Indexed keywords

LORENTZ FORCE; MEMS; MICROMECHANICS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ELECTRONIC COMPASS; PORTABLE DEVICES; RESONANT SENSORS;

MAGNETOMETERS;

EID: 39749125203     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.08.025     Document Type: Article

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