Author:
Alves Fabio,Rabelo Renato,Karunasiri Gamani
Abstract
In this paper, we report on the design and characterization of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) directional sensor inspired by the tympana configuration of the parasitic fly Ormia ochracea. The sensor is meant to be operated at resonance and act as a natural filter for the undesirable frequency bands. By means of breaking the symmetry of a pair of coupled bridged membranes, two independent bending vibrational modes can be excited. The electronic output, obtained by the transduction of the vibration to differential capacitance and then voltage through charge amplifiers, can be manipulated to tailor the frequency response of the sensor. Four different frequency characteristics were demonstrated. The sensor exhibits, at resonance, mechanical sensitivity around 6 μm/Pa and electrical sensitivity around 13 V/Pa. The noise was thoroughly characterized, and it was found that the sensor die, rather than the fundamental vibration, induces the predominant part of the noise. The computed average signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio in the pass band is about 91 dB. This result, in combination with an accurate dipole-like directional response, indicates that this type of directional sensor can be designed to exhibit high SNR and selectable frequency responses demanded by different applications.
Funder
US Office of the Naval Research
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Biochemistry,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry
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