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Accelerometers tutorial

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1. Introduction to Acceleration Measurement
2. Piezoresistive Accelerometers
3. Capacitive Accelerometer

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Piezoresistive accelerometer with a cantilever of a cross-section of the form "T" :

Basic features:

  • Sensitivity to in-plane accelerations
  • Two piezoresistors, located on the cantilever upper surface symmetrically about the neutral plane,
    exposed to a contraction, and dilatation, respectively.
  • If the silicon material used for sensor fabrication has the orientation <100>,
    the longitudinal and transversal piezoresistive coefficients are given as follows:

  • N-type piezoresistors in a P-type silicon substrate were chosen for their high piezoelectric coefficient p11
  • Wheatstone bridge containing these piezoresistors gives the output voltage of:

  • Accelerometer sensitivity equal to 0.7 mV/g/5V and the resonant frequency equal to 1.2 kHz was reported
  • Silicon oil can be applied in order to increase the attenuation

1. Introduction to Acceleration Measurement
2. Piezoresistive Accelerometers
3. Capacitive Accelerometer

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