Silicon MEMS inertial sensors evolution over a quarter century

G Langfelder, M Bestetti, M Gadola - Journal of Micromechanics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Silicon-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) inertial sensors have become
ubiquitous, revolutionizing motion sensing, vibration sensing and accurate positioning in …

An acceleration sensing method based on the mode localization of weakly coupled resonators

H Zhang, B Li, W Yuan, M Kraft… - Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports an acceleration sensing method based on two weakly coupled
resonators (WCRs) using the phenomenon of mode localization. When acceleration acts on …

Non-linear mechanics in resonant inertial micro sensors

C Comi, V Zega, A Corigliano - International Journal of Non-Linear …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Microsystems (or Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS) are important
components of many popular products in the consumer market and are one of the enabling …

A MEMS resonant accelerometer for low-frequency vibration detection

S Wang, X Wei, Y Zhao, Z Jiang, Y Shen - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2018 - Elsevier
According to their inherent characteristics, MEMS resonant accelerometers are suitable for
low-frequency, low-g acceleration measurement. In this paper, we report a MEMS …

A Resonant MEMS Accelerometer With 56ng Bias Stability and 98ng/Hz1/2 Noise Floor

C Zhao, M Pandit, G Sobreviela… - Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a high-performance resonant MEMS accelerometer comprising of a
single force-sensitive vibrating beam element sandwiched between two inertial masses. The …

A sensitive micromachined resonant accelerometer for moving-base gravimetry

Z Fang, Y Yin, C Chen, S Zhang, Y Liu, F Han - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2021 - Elsevier
A sensitive micromachined resonant accelerometer that exhibits extremely low noise floor
and excellent bias stability is presented for future application of moving-base gravimetry. An …

Environmentally robust differential resonant accelerometer in a wafer-scale encapsulation process

DD Shin, CH Ahn, Y Chen… - 2017 IEEE 30th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work demonstrates a unique temperature-compensated differential resonant
accelerometer fabricated in a wafer-scale encapsulation process. By utilizing a pair of ultra …

Anchor loss in hemispherical shell resonators

A Darvishian, B Shiari, JY Cho… - Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Micromachined hemispherical shell resonators (HSRs) can be used in high accuracy
vibratory gyroscopes. These resonators need to have very low energy loss to achieve very …

A chip‐scale oscillation‐mode optomechanical inertial sensor near the thermodynamical limits

Y Huang, JG Flor Flores, Y Li, W Wang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Modern navigation systems integrate the global positioning system (GPS) with an inertial
navigation system (INS), which complement each other for correct attitude and velocity …

Temperature-insensitive structure design of micromachined resonant accelerometers

Y Yin, Z Fang, Y Liu, F Han - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Micromachined resonant accelerometers (MRAs), especially those devices fabricated by
silicon on glass technology, suffer from temperature drift error caused by inherent thermal …