DocumentCode
2097377
Title
A inertial sensor exploiting a spike shaped ferrofluid
Author
Andò, Bruno ; Baglio, Salvatore ; Beninato, Angela
Author_Institution
D.I.E.E.S., Univ. of Catania, Catania, Italy
fYear
2011
fDate
10-12 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
In this paper an inertial sensor based on the effect of an unknown perturbation on the movement of a ferrofluid spike is presented. The device consists of a glass beaker filled with deionized water and a spike shaped mass of ferrofluid. A suitable magnetic field configuration is exploited to force a spike shape to the ferrofluid. The movement of the spike free-end is sensed via an InfraRed readout strategy. A description of the adopted experimental set-up is given along with some experimental results.
Keywords
infrared detectors; magnetic fluids; magnetic sensors; readout electronics; deionized water; glass beaker; inertial sensor; infrared readout strategy; magnetic field configuration; perturbation effect; spike free-end movement; spike shaped ferrofluid mass; Glass; Magnetic fields; Magnetic liquids; Magnetic resonance imaging; Media; Robot sensing systems; Rosensweig effect; ferrofluidic sensor; infra-red readout;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Binjiang
ISSN
1091-5281
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-7933-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMTC.2011.5944149
Filename
5944149
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