Title :
A Preliminary Investigation of Piezoelectric Effects in Chicken Feathers
Author :
Van Dam, W. ; Tanner, J.A. ; Romero-Sierra, C.
Author_Institution :
Control Systems Laboratory, National Research Council, Ottawa 7, Ont., Canada.
Abstract :
Piezoelectric effects have been measured experimentally in chicken feathers. Quill sections subjected to alternating electric stress respond with an axial twisting motion that has a well-defined resonant mode. Conversely, subjecting the quill to mechanical stress produced an electrical signal.
Keywords :
Biomedical measurements; Displacement measurement; Electrodes; FETs; Feathers; Frequency; Piezoelectric effect; Stress; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators; Animals; Biophysics; Chickens; Electricity; Feathers; Pressure;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1970.4502689
