A low-g omnidirectional MEMS inertial switch with load direction identification
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Liqun Du, Yang Yu, Bowen Yuan, Bingjiang Guo, Chao Wang, Chengquan Du, Junshan LiuAuthors Info & Claims
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Published: 15 January 2022
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