Experimental research on hysteresis effects in GMR sensors for analog measurement applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 182, Issue , 2012, Pages 72-81

  Liu, Shen ^a   Huang, Qi ^a   Li, Yong ^b   Zhen, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analog measurement; GMR sensor; Magnetic hysteresis; Measurement error

Indexed keywords

APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; DC OFFSETS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; GMR SENSORS; HYSTERESIS CURVE; HYSTERESIS EFFECT; INPUT-OUTPUT; MAGNETIZATION DIRECTION; MAGNETIZATION PATTERNS; OPERATION MODE; OPERATION RANGE; SENSOR OUTPUT; UNIPOLAR OPERATION; WHEATSTONE BRIDGES;

BRIDGE CIRCUITS; GALVANOMAGNETIC EFFECTS; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIZATION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 84863500576     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.05.048     Document Type: Article

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