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Vittorio Ferrari1 and Ralf Lucklum2 1Dipartimento di Elettronica per l’Automazione, Università di …

An autonomous sensor is a device that is generally able to perform its task without being
connected to the interrogation unit. Its power supply is integrated in the device, and very …

This paper reports numerical and experimental investigation on a (bulk and etch silicon on
insulator) BESOI MEMS device. The implemented contactless actuation principle, exploits …

The design of an integrated lock-in amplifier is discussed, specifically conceived for the
detection of low-level signals at a harmonic of the drive frequency in magnetically excited …

The design of an integrated lock-in amplifier is discussed, specifically conceived for the
detection of low-level signals at a harmonic of the drive frequency in magnetically excited …

An electromagnetic contactless excitation principle is presented to induce mechanical
vibrations on miniaturized electrically conductive resonant structures to be used as passive …

A principle for contactless interrogation of passive micromechanical resonator sensors is
proposed. The principle exploits an external primary coil electromagnetically air-coupled to …

Low-cost and disposable sensors are becoming strategic for several applications
particularly when devices must operate in hostile environments involving contaminants or …

A contactless electromagnetic principle for the excitation of mechanical vibrations in
resonant structures has been investigated. The principle relies on no specific magnetic …

This paper reports an innovative contactless MEMS-based microresonator actuated by an
external time-varying magnetic field. The actuation principle is based on the interaction …