An ink-jet printed eddy current position sensor

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 5205-5219

  Jeranče, Nikola ^a   Bednar, Nikola ^a   Stojanović, Goran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Eddy current; Flexible inductor; Ink jet; Position; Printed

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENT SENSORS; FLEXIBLE INDUCTOR; INK-JET; OSCILLATING FREQUENCIES; OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS; POSITION; PRINTED; SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS;

EDDY CURRENTS; INK JET PRINTERS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SENSORS;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 84877318342     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130405205     Document Type: Article

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