Torque measurements of an automotive halfshaft utilizing a MEMS resonant strain gauge

TRANSDUCERS 2009 - 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1726-1729

  Myers, D R ^a   Pisano, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DETF; Double ended tuning fork; Drive axle; Gage; Gauge; Halfshaft; MEMS; Sensor; Strain; Torque

Indexed keywords

DETF; DOUBLE ENDED TUNING FORK; DOUBLE-ENDED TUNING FORKS; GAUGE; HALFSHAFT; MEMS SENSORS;

ACTUATORS; AXLES; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSYSTEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SHEAR STRAIN; STRAIN GAGES; TORQUE; TUNING; WHEELS;

SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

EID: 71449121183     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285735     Document Type: Conference Paper

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