Volume 148; Issue 1

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Volume 148; Issue 1

1

Corrigendum to “A neural networks based model for rate-dependent hysteresis for piezoceramic actuators” [Sens. Actuators A 143 (2008) 370–376]

Ruili Dong, Yonghong Tan, Hui Chen, Yangqiu Xie

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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english, 2008

2

Thermal patterning of amorphous fluoropolymer layers

Ming-Tsung Hung, Y. Sungtaek Ju

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

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english

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PDF, 605 KB

english, 2008

3

Displacement characteristics of a monolithic PRESTO actuator with multiple active regions

J. Palosaari, J. Juuti, V.-P. Moilanen, H. Jantunen

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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4

Flapping motion measurement of honeybee bilateral wings using four virtual structured-light sensors

Guangjun Zhang, Junhua Sun, Dazhi Chen, Ying Wang

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.34 MB

english, 2008

5

All-fiber optic sensor for measurement of liquid refractive index

P. Nath, H.K. Singh, P. Datta, K.C. Sarma

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 355 KB

english, 2008

6

Parametric design of yarn-based piezoresistive sensors for smart textiles

Ching-Tang Huang, Chien-Fa Tang, Ming-Chen Lee, Shuo-Hung Chang

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 469 KB

english, 2008

7

In-line fiber Fabry-Perot refractive-index tip sensor based on endlessly photonic crystal fiber

Yun-Jiang Rao, Ming Deng, De-Wen Duan, Tao Zhu

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 897 KB

english, 2008

8

Contactless electromagnetic excitation of resonant sensors made of conductive miniaturized structures

Marco Baù, Vittorio Ferrari, Daniele Marioli, Emilio Sardini, Mauro Serpelloni, Andrea Taroni

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.15 MB

english, 2008

9

Humidity sensing properties of porous iron oxide/silica nanocomposite prepared via a formamide modified sol–gel process

Kamal M.S. Khalil, Salah A. Makhlouf

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 607 KB

english, 2008

10

Evaluation of the performance of a valveless micropump by CFD and lumped-system analyses

Yeng-Yung Tsui, Shiue-Lin Lu

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.39 MB

english, 2008

11

Design and evaluation of a fast model-based algorithm for ultrasonic range measurements

R. Raya, A. Frizera, R. Ceres, L. Calderón, E. Rocon

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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12

An experimental and numerical investigation into the effects of diffuser valves in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) peristaltic micropumps

Yi-Chu Hsu, Jia-Hao Li, Ngoc-Bich Le

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1013 KB

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13

Two-layered piezoelectric bender device for micro-power generator

Soon-Jong Jeong, Min-Soo Kim, Jae-Sung Song, Hyun-kyung Lee

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.68 MB

english, 2008

14

Pre-shaped buckled-beam actuators: Theory and experiments

Seunghoon Park, Dooyoung Hah

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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15

Development of a puncture electronic device for electrical conductivity measurements throughout meat salting

Eduardo García-Breijo, José M. Barat, Olga L. Torres, Raul Grau, Luis Gil, Javier Ibáñez, Miguel Alcañiz, Rafael Masot, Rubén Fraile

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 483 KB

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16

Field tests of fibre Bragg grating sensors incorporated into CFRP for railway bridge strengthening condition monitoring

A. Kerrouche, W.J.O. Boyle, Y. Gebremichael, T. Sun, K.T.V. Grattan, B. Täljsten, A. Bennitz

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.32 MB

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17

Long period grating-based humidity sensor for potential structural health monitoring

T. Venugopalan, T. Sun, K.T.V. Grattan

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 827 KB

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18

Development of low-cost micro-thermoelectric coolers utilizing MEMS technology

I-Yu Huang, Jr-Ching Lin, Kun-Dian She, Ming-Chan Li, Jiann-Heng Chen, Jin-Shun Kuo

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 2.67 MB

english, 2008

19

On the side instability of comb-fingers in MEMS electrostatic devices

Yang-Che Chen, Ian Chao-Min Chang, Rongshun Chen, Max Ti-Kuang Hou

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 2.40 MB

english, 2008

20

Piezoelectric thin films for MEMS applications—A comparative study of PZT, 0.7PMN–0.3PT and 0.9PMN–0.1PT thin films grown on Si by r.f. magnetron sputtering

Romain Herdier, M. Detalle, David Jenkins, Caroline Soyer, Denis Remiens

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 903 KB

english, 2008

21

A multi-degree-of-freedom ultrasonic motor using in-plane deformation of planar piezoelectric elements

Minghui Zhang, Wei Guo, Lining Sun

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.11 MB

english, 2008

22

Capacitive sensor for object ranging and material type identification

Nathan Kirchner, Daniel Hordern, Dikai Liu, Gamini Dissanayake

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.03 MB

english, 2008

23

Performance characteristics of a polypyrrole modified polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane based microfluidic pump

Jung Ho Kim, King Tong Lau, Rod Shepherd, Yanzhe Wu, Gordon Wallace, Dermot Diamond

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 652 KB

english, 2008

24

Rubber-based strain sensor fabricated using photolithography for intelligent tires

Ryosuke Matsuzaki, Timothy Keating, Akira Todoroki, Naoki Hiraoka

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.41 MB

english, 2008

25

Torsional displacement of piezoelectric fiber actuators with helical electrodes

C.L. Pan, Y.T. Ma, Y.B. Liu, Q. Zhang, Z.H. Feng

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.34 MB

english, 2008

26

Erratum to “Long-term creep behavior of SU-8 membranes: Application of the timestress superposition principle to determine the master creep compliance curve” [Sens. Actuator A 142 (2008) 242–249]

B. Schoeberle, M. Wendlandt, C. Hierold

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 131 KB

english, 2008

27

Particle swarm optimization combined with finite element method for design of ultrasonic motors

Shiyang Li, Ming Yang

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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english, 2008

28

Diagonal recurrent neural network with modified backlash operators for modeling of rate-dependent hysteresis in piezoelectric actuators

Liang Deng, Yonghong Tan

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 990 KB

english, 2008

29

Experimental and numeral simulation of meso-pumping of liquid nitrogen—Application to cryogenic spot cooling of sensors and detectors

Mihai Rada, Amir Shooshtari, Michael M. Ohadi

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.27 MB

english, 2008

30

Actuating abilities of electroactive carbon nanopowder/polyurethane composite films

L. Petit, B. Guiffard, L. Seveyrat, D. Guyomar

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 815 KB

english, 2008

31

The influence of refractive index change on a micro-cantilever bio/chemical sensor system based on optical lever read-out method

Yuan Huang, Hong Liu, Kai Li, Yanyun Chen, Qingchuan Zhang, Xiaoping Wu

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 651 KB

english, 2008

32

Contactless power supply for moving sensors and actuators in high-precision mechatronic systems with long-stroke power transfer capability in x–y plane

J. de Boeij, E. Lomonova, J.L. Duarte, A.J.A. Vandenput

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.64 MB

english, 2008

33

Linear frictional micro-conveyors

Byron Shay, Ted Hubbard, Marek Kujath

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.15 MB

english, 2008

34

Micro-magnetostrictive vibrator using iron–gallium alloy

Toshiyuki Ueno, Eric Summers, Marilyn Wun-Fogle, Toshiro Higuchi

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.08 MB

english, 2008

35

Fabrication of a quartz tuning-fork probe with a sharp tip for AFM systems

H. Hida, M. Shikida, K. Fukuzawa, S. Murakami, Ke. Sato, K. Asaumi, Y. Iriye, Ka. Sato

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.48 MB

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36

Editorial Board

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

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english

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37

Glucose aqueous solution sensing by a near-field microwave microprobe

Kiejin Lee, Arsen Babajanyan, Chongchel Kim, Seungwhan Kim, Barry Friedman

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 469 KB

english, 2008

38

Influence of bonding glues on the vibration of piezoelectric fans

Wen-Jenn Sheu, Ren-Tsung Huang, Chi-Chuan Wang

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.00 MB

english, 2008

39

Fabrication and transverse piezoelectric characteristics of PZT thick-film actuators on alumina substrates

K. Sivanandan, Asha T. Achuthan, V. Kumar, Isaku Kanno

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.04 MB

english, 2008

40

Electromagnetic acoustic transducers for in- and out-of plane ultrasonic wave detection

X. Jian, S. Dixon, K. Quirk, K.T.V. Grattan

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 434 KB

english, 2008

41

Non-contact atomic force microscopy characterization of micro-cantilevers and piezo electric transducers with frequencies up to the tens of MHz

T.C. Parker, F. Tang, G.-C. Wang, T.-M. Lu

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 446 KB

english, 2008

42

High temperature operation of multi-watt, axial-flux, permanent-magnet microgenerators

Florian Herrault, David P. Arnold, Iulica Zana, Preston Galle, Mark G. Allen

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.32 MB

english, 2008

43

Construction and performance test of a novel polarization sensor for navigation

Jinkui Chu, Kaichun Zhao, Qiang Zhang, Tichang Wang

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.45 MB

english, 2008

44

Thermal correction values for analysis of lineshape microstructure arrays

Kendall Teichert, Brian Jensen

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1.19 MB

english, 2008

45

Mass sensitivity of multilayer thin film resonant BAW sensors

G. Wingqvist, V. Yantchev, I. Katardjiev

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 998 KB

english, 2008

46

EMFi-based ultrasonic transducer for robotics applications

Ana Jiménez, Álvaro Hernández, Jesús Ureña, Ma Carmen Pérez, Fernando J. Álvarez, Carlos De Marziani, Juan Jesús García, J. Manuel Villadangos

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 1004 KB

english, 2008

47

Multi-domain simulation using VHDL-AMS for distributed MEMS in functional environment: Case of a 2D air-jet micromanipulator

Y.-A. Chapuis, L. Zhou, H. Fujita, Y. Hervé

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 2.63 MB

english, 2008

48

Fiber-optic angle sensor based on an extrinsic Fabry–Perot cavity

Tao Lű, Zhengjia Li, Qiujiao Du, Jie Bi

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 1.01 MB

english, 2008

49

Design of magneto-rheological (MR) valve

A. Grunwald, A.G. Olabi

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

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PDF, 3.50 MB

english, 2008

50

Spiral-shaped piezoelectric actuator fabricated using thermoplastic co-extrusion process

Sung-Mi Lee, Shin-Hee Jun, Chee-Sung Park, Hyoun-Ee Kim, Kyung-Woo Lee

Journal:

Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

Year:

2008

Language:

english

File:

PDF, 954 KB

english, 2008