Sensing movement: Microsensors for body motion measurement

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 638-660

  Zeng, Hansong ^a   Zhao, Yi ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Artificial hair cell motion sensor; Gyroscope; Human vestibular system; Liquid state motion sensor; Motion sensors; Thermal convection accelerometer

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251615571     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110100638     Document Type: Review

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