Photonic Sensors, Volume. 8, Issue 1, 1(2018)

Center of Gravity Estimation Using a Reaction Board Instrumented With Fiber Bragg Gratings

Rui OLIVEIRA1, Paulo RORIZ1,2, Manuel B. MARQUES1,3, and Orlando FRAZ.O1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1INESC TEC, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, 4150-179 Porto, Portugal
  • 2CIDESD-ISMAI -Institute University of Maia (ISMAI), Av. Carlos Oliveira Campos, Castelo da Maia, 4475-690 Maia, Portugal
  • 3Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal
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    Rui OLIVEIRA, Paulo RORIZ, Manuel B. MARQUES, Orlando FRAZ.O. Center of Gravity Estimation Using a Reaction Board Instrumented With Fiber Bragg Gratings[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2018, 8(1): 1

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    Paper Information

    Category: Regular

    Received: Sep. 13, 2016

    Accepted: Dec. 20, 2017

    Published Online: Aug. 4, 2018

    The Author Email: FRAZ.O Orlando (ofrazao@fc.up.pt)

    DOI:10.1007/s13320-017-0381-9

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