Ultrahigh-sensitivity pressure and vibration sensor

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3288-3294

  Bakhoum, Ezzat G ^a   Cheng, Marvin H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^b West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

High sensitivity transducer; pressure sensor; variable ultracapacitor; vibration sensor

Indexed keywords

HIGH-SENSITIVITY TRANSDUCER; HUMAN HAIR; MOVABLE ELECTRODES; SMALL DISPLACEMENT; TRANSDUCTION MECHANISM; ULTRA-HIGH-SENSITIVITY; ULTRACAPACITORS; VARIABLE CAPACITOR; VARIABLE ULTRACAPACITOR; VIBRATION SENSOR; VIBRATION SENSORS;

CAPACITORS; ELECTROLYTES; LAND VEHICLE PROPULSION; VENTILATION EXHAUSTS;

SENSORS;

EID: 80455155204     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2155646     Document Type: Article

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