MAS836 - Sensor Systems for Interactive Environments

Adjunct Reading Material for Lecture #5 (Pressure Sensors, strain measurements, and piezoelectrics)

App note for Ultrasonic pressure-measuring buttons <pdf>

Draper Lab's AXIS angle-measuring differential integrating strain-gauge <pdf>

Fiber Optics Sensor Primer from Sensors Mag Pt. 1 <pdf>

Fiber Optics Sensor Primer from Sensors Mag Pt. 2 <pdf>

Measurand ShapeTape technical guide <pdf>

Interlink FSR guide (slightly different from the one posted at the class homepage) <pdf>

Article on using load cells for determining occupant position in a car seat from Sensors Mag <pdf>

Motorola app note on interfacing to semiconductor pressure sensors <pdf>

Article about semiconductor pressure sensors from Sensors Mag <pdf>

Another article about semiconductor pressure sensors from Sensors Mag <pdf>

Article on fundamentals of pressure measurement from Sensors Mag <pdf>

Article from UW group on a wearable sensor node using a pressure sensor for context-dependent location <pdf>

Differential charge amplifier for PVDF sensors <pdf>

Note: Full color articles from Sensor Mag are probably available from their website.