Title :
A force rebalance accelerometer for an atmospheric weather probe
Author :
Pusateri, Michael A ; Vatannia, S. ; Gildenblat, Gennady ; Ginsberg, Mark D
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA
Abstract :
Describes the design of a force rebalance accelerometer to be used in a meteorological atmosphere probe. The force rebalance design was chosen instead of a passive accelerometer to produce the large sensor dynamic range necessary to resolve atmospheric features. A dynamic measurement range of greater than 90 dB was demonstrated using numerical simulation. A key feature of the accelerometer is a tunneling position sensor used to measure the error position of the proof mass
Keywords :
accelerometers; atmospheric measuring apparatus; closed loop systems; position control; probes; sensors; stability; atmospheric features; atmospheric probe; dynamic measurement range; error position; force rebalance accelerometer; proof mass; tunneling position sensor; Accelerometers; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Dynamic range; Force sensors; Meteorology; Numerical simulation; Probes; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3832-4
DOI :
10.1109/ACC.1997.611917
