A ferrofluidic inclinometer in the resonant configuration

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 558-564

  Andò, Bruno ^a   Ascia, Alberto ^a   Baglio, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Characterization; Ferrofluid; Inclinometer; Resonant mode; Static friction

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FERROFLUID; MASS POSITION; MECHANICAL SENSITIVITY; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; RESONANT MODE; RESONANT OPERATION; SENSING COILS; STATIC FRICTION; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

DEIONIZED WATER; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; RESONANCE;

STICTION;

EID: 76849096866     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2009.2024705     Document Type: Article

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