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Damping analysis of asymmetrical comb accelerometer

  • Weiping Chen*
  • , Zhengang Zhao
  • , Xiaowei Liu
  • , Yumin Lin
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The resonance phenomenon is suppressed by adjusting the damping of the comb accelerometer structure to widen the frequency bandwidth of the capacitive accelerometer. The capacitive accelerometer with asymmetrical combs, fabricated with DRIE and anodic bonding, is presented. The damping category of the accelerometer is introduced, in which the squeeze-film damping coefficient and the damping ratio factor are detailed. The damping ratio factor of the accelerometer, measured by a vibration method, is 0.17. The damping ratio factor of the optimized structure is calculated of 0.15 to 0.18 with the change of experiential modulus C from 25 to 30, theoretically.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2597-2600
Number of pages4
JournalKey Engineering Materials
Volume353-358
Issue numberPART 4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
EventAsian Pacific Conference for Fracture and Strength (APCFS'06) - Sanya, Hainan Island, China
Duration: 22 Nov 200625 Nov 2006

Keywords

  • Comb accelerometer
  • Damping ratio
  • Squeeze-film damping

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