A low-power 2-D wind sensor based on integrated flow meters

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1688-1696

  Bruschi, Paolo ^a   Dei, Michele ^a   Piotto, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemometer; Low power device; MEMS thermal flow sensor

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; CHANNEL CONFIGURATION; CHANNEL NETWORK; FLOW-SENSORS; INTERNAL FLOWS; LATERAL SURFACE; LITERATURE DATA; LOW POWER; LOW-POWER DEVICE; MEMSDEVICES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE ESTIMATION; WIND SENSORS; WIND SPEED; WIND VELOCITIES;

ANEMOMETERS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SENSORS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 70350641530     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2009.2030652     Document Type: Article

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