Development of an Oscillation Loop for a Micromachined Differential Type Resonant Accelerometer and Its Performance-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Development of an Oscillation Loop for a Micromachined Differential Type Resonant Accelerometer and Its Performance

Published:2006-03 Issue: Volume:306-308 Page:1253-1258
ISSN:1662-9795
Container-title:Key Engineering Materials
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Short-container-title:KEM

Author:

Hyun Chul¹,Lee Jang Gyu¹,Kang Tae Sam²

Affiliation:

1. Seoul National University

2. Konkuk University

Abstract

This paper presents a surface micro-machined differential resonant accelerometer (DRXL) by using the epitaxially grown thick polysilicon process. The proposed DRXL utilizes the electrostatic stiffness changing effect of an electrostatic torsional actuator. This device produces a differential digital output proportional to an applied acceleration. For a self-generated and self-sustained oscillation of the resonator, a feedback oscillation loop is designed, implemented, and applied to the DRXL chip. The oscillation loop is designed using an analytical result based on the describing function method. Using the implemented self-sustaining oscillation loop, pecifications of sensor performance are obtained by various performance tests. These results show quite an improved quality factor and resolution compared to that of the sensing device only. And we obtained more stable output frequency responses.

Publisher

Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.

Subject

Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science

Link

https://www.scientific.net/KEM.306-308.1253.pdf

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