Optimization with process limits and application requirements for force sensors

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1946-1949

  Park, Sung Jin ^a   Doll, Joseph C ^a   Harjee, Nahid ^a   Pruitt, Beth L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; FORCE SENSING; FORCE SENSOR; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PIEZO-RESISTIVE CANTILEVERS; PROCESS LIMITS;

DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOCANTILEVERS; OPTIMIZATION;

SENSORS;

EID: 79951865481     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSENS.2010.5689978     Document Type: Conference Paper

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