A Novel Method for Proximity Detection of Moving Targets Using a Large-Scale Planar Capacitive Sensor System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Detection Principle
3. Sensor Design
3.1. Sensitivity Distribution of Electrode Shape Design
3.2. Driving Excitation and Capacitance Measuring Circuit
4. Experiments
4.1. Experiment Setup
4.2. Experiment Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Projectile Structure | P1 | P2 | P3 |
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Diameter/cm | 5 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
Length of projectile body/cm | 53 | 54 | 6.5 |
Length of warhead/cm | 11 | 8 | 14 |
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Ye, Y.; Deng, J.; Shen, S.; Hou, Z.; Liu, Y. A Novel Method for Proximity Detection of Moving Targets Using a Large-Scale Planar Capacitive Sensor System. Sensors 2016, 16, 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16050699
Ye Y, Deng J, Shen S, Hou Z, Liu Y. A Novel Method for Proximity Detection of Moving Targets Using a Large-Scale Planar Capacitive Sensor System. Sensors. 2016; 16(5):699. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16050699
Chicago/Turabian StyleYe, Yong, Jiahao Deng, Sanmin Shen, Zhuo Hou, and Yuting Liu. 2016. "A Novel Method for Proximity Detection of Moving Targets Using a Large-Scale Planar Capacitive Sensor System" Sensors 16, no. 5: 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16050699
APA StyleYe, Y., Deng, J., Shen, S., Hou, Z., & Liu, Y. (2016). A Novel Method for Proximity Detection of Moving Targets Using a Large-Scale Planar Capacitive Sensor System. Sensors, 16(5), 699. https://doi.org/10.3390/s16050699