A seismic sensor based on IPMC combined with ferrofluids

2012 IEEE I2MTC - International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1829-1832

  Andò, Bruno ^a   Baglio, Salvatore ^a   Beninato, Angela ^a   Graziani, Salvatore ^a   Pagano, Francesco ^a   Umana, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ferrofluid; IPMC; seismic sensor

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE OF OSCILLATION; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FERROFLUID; FLUID PROPERTY; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; IPMC; SEISMIC SENSOR;

MAGNETIC FLUIDS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; SEISMOLOGY;

SENSORS;

EID: 84864263858     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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