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Use of Piezoresistive Materials in the Measurement of Displacement, Force, and Torque
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EngineeringMicromechanicsMechanical EngineeringTorsional TransducerMechanicsExperimental MechanicPiezoelectric MaterialInstrumentationN-type GermaniumSmart StructureMaterials SciencePiezoresistive MaterialsPiezoelectric MaterialsPiezoelectricityPiezoelectric NanogeneratorsTransducer PrincipleMechanical SystemsStructural MechanicsMechanics Of MaterialsMicromachined Ultrasonic Transducer
The use of piezoresistive materials as strain gauges and in the measurement of displacement, force, and torque is discussed generally. A torsional transducer which has been constructed from n-type germanium is described, and the experimentally obtained voltage-torque characteristic given.