Vibration detector based on GMR sensors

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 707-712

  Pelegrí Sebastiá, José ^a   Alberola Lluch, Jorge ^a   Lajara Vizcaino, J Rafael ^a   Santiso Bellon, Jesus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Earth's magnetic field; Generalized impedance converter (GIC); Giant magnetoresistance (GMR) array sensor; Low power consumption; Sensing vibrations

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GAGES; GALVANOMAGNETIC EFFECTS; INTERCALATION; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC RECORDING; MAGNETOELECTRONICS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; SENSORS; TUNING; VIBRATORS;

ARRAY CONFIGURATIONS; DIFFERENT SPEED; DRILLING MACHINES; EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; GENERALIZED IMPEDANCE CONVERTER (GIC); GMR SENSORS; HALF BRIDGES; LOW POWER CONSUMPTION; LOW-POWER; MAGNETIC FIELD VARIATIONS; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTES; ROTATING SPEED; SENSING VIBRATIONS; TUNING FORKS; VIBRATION DETECTORS; VIBRATION SENSORS; WIDE AREAS;

GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE;

EID: 60849094372     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2008.2005073     Document Type: Article

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