Feasibility Evaluation of a Ferromagnetic Materials Sensor,

Abstract

A ferromagnetic materials sensor consisting of a ferrofluid suspended spherical magnet and a flux linked pick-up coil was theoretically and experimentally evaluated. Frequency response measurements were made with a periodic perturbing field of about 5 oersteds, and impulse response data was taken for interaction with a depermed steel plate at separations of 5 inches and 10 inches separations from the sensor. The principal conclusion derived from this evaluation is that the new sensor provides an effective means for detecting small, time-varying, magnetic field disturbances and the positional changes of nearby ferromagnetic objects. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0748117

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Cook

Organizations

  • Arthur D. Little

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ferrofluids
  • Ferromagnetic Materials
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology