Physical design of microelectromechanical systems mems and microfabricated sensors and actuators. Mems is also an extremely diverse and fertile technology, both in the applications it is expected to be used, as well as in. A number of definitions of devices with artificial intelligence were stated in certain national standards, recommendations and international documents which do not refer to the sphere of metrology, e. A sensor is a vital organ of an artificial system, forming the interface between the controller and the environment.
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