Brian Jensen and Larry Howell

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Brian Jensen and Larry Howell
Microswitches and Microsensors for Ubiquitous
Sensing Platforms

• Mechanical Engineering Department
• Brigham Young University

Broad interest category Sensors
Poster P12
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Microswitches
First State
Second State

• Bistable switches require power only to switch
  state, not to maintain state

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Microsensors
Displacement sensor resolution in the tens of
nanometers

• Acceleration, displacement, and force sensors
• Low-power operation

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Collaborations Sought

• Research Partners (Industrial and Academic)
• Licensees/commercialization partners for patented
  IP