Multibit bimorph magnetic tags using acoustic or magnetic interrogation for identification of an object coupled thereto
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1. A magnetic tag for being remotely sensed, comprising:
- at least one magnetostrictive strip fixedly mounted on a bar of material to form at least one bimorph for being excited in an oscillatory field,each said at least one bimorph responding to the oscillatory field by vibrating in a bending mode perpendicular to the plane of the interface formed by said at least one magnetostrictive strip mounted on said bar of material, to produce a unique time varying acoustic or magnetic field when said excitation has a frequency corresponding to a resonant frequency of said bar of material.
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Abstract
A tag structure suitable for attachment to an object includes one or more bimorphs comprised of a thin strip of a magnetostrictive material attached to a thicker bar of hard magnetic material. The tag is preferably excited using either magnetic or acoustic fields, tuned to the resonance of the bimorphs. The excitation induces strain in the bimorph which causes mechanical vibrations in the bimorph which are sensed acoustically or magnetically, giving rise to a code. A device for detecting the output of the tag is provided along with a device for decoding the output from the detecting means thereby to identify the object.
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16 Claims
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1. A magnetic tag for being remotely sensed, comprising:
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at least one magnetostrictive strip fixedly mounted on a bar of material to form at least one bimorph for being excited in an oscillatory field, each said at least one bimorph responding to the oscillatory field by vibrating in a bending mode perpendicular to the plane of the interface formed by said at least one magnetostrictive strip mounted on said bar of material, to produce a unique time varying acoustic or magnetic field when said excitation has a frequency corresponding to a resonant frequency of said bar of material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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