A seismic sensor based on IPMC combined with ferrofluids

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1292-1298

  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; ionic polymer metal composite (IPMC); seismic sensor

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAM SENSOR; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FERROFLUID; FREQUENCY BEHAVIOR; IONIC POLYMER METAL COMPOSITES; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; OPERATING RANGES; SEISMIC SENSOR;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; SEISMOLOGY;

SENSORS;

EID: 84876052259     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2012.2232473     Document Type: Article

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