• DocumentCode
    2667373
  • Title

    Monolithic quartz structure vibrating beam accelerometer (VBA)

  • Author

    Albert, William C.

  • Author_Institution
    Crystal Gage Inc., Boonton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    1-3 Jun 1994
  • Firstpage
    415
  • Lastpage
    420
  • Abstract
    This paper describes an accelerometer for which the vibrating beam sensor, the vibration isolation system, the proof mass, the proof mass suspension system, and the mounting means are all machined from a single rectangular quartz crystal blank. As such, this sensor represents a significant advancement in combining the sensor art with the quartz crystal resonator art. The design uses the well-known force-frequency modulation effect of a vibrating beam in axial tension or compression
  • Keywords
    accelerometers; crystal resonators; integrated circuit packaging; micromechanical resonators; monolithic integrated circuits; SiO2; axial tension; compression; flexure drive; force-frequency modulation effect; monolithic quartz structure vibrating beam accelerometer; packaging; proof mass suspension; quartz crystal resonator; vibrating beam; vibrating beam sensor; vibration isolation; Accelerometers; Art; Circuits; Electrodes; Machining; Oscillators; Packaging machines; Stress; Structural beams; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frequency Control Symposium, 1994. 48th., Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1945-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FREQ.1994.398303
  • Filename
    398303