Measurement of tension in a string using an array of capacitive force sensors

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 792-800

  Singal, Kalpesh ^a   Peng, Peng ^a   Rajamani, Rajesh ^a   Bechtold, Joan ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical sensor; capacitive sensor; orthopedic surgery; tension measurement

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL SENSORS; CAPACITIVE FORCES; MEASUREMENT DEVICE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SOFT TISSUE; TENSION MEASUREMENT; TEST RIGS;

BIOSENSORS; ORTHOPEDICS; SENSORS;

CAPACITIVE SENSORS;

EID: 84873192882     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2012.2226940     Document Type: Article

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