NONLINEAR MASS SENSORS BASED ON ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME

• Main Authors: Bajaj, Nikhil, Sabater, Andrew Burke, Rhoads, Jeffrey Frederick, Chiu, George Tsu-Chih
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.06.2018
• Subjects: INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT; MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC ORINFRASONIC WAVES; MEASURING; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION,OR SHOCK; PHYSICS; TESTING

A device and method for sensing including a sensor having a functional surface layer located to interact with a material to be sensed, the sensor having an output that produces a signal responsive one or more of inertia, stiffness, acceleration, pressure, radiation, chemical compounds, and biologica...