A PVDF-Based Deformation and Motion Sensor: Modeling and Experiments

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-391

  Yi, Jingang ^a   Liang, Hong ^b  

^a UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckling hysteresis; insect locomotion; polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF); tire deformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008013411     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: 15581748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.917483     Document Type: Article

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