A micromachined fluidic reduced inertial measurement unit using thermal expansion flow principle

S. S. Wang, X. H. Gong, B. Nie, W. Z. Yuan, H. L. Chang

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Abstract

This paper presents a micromachined fluidic integrated reduced inertial measurement unit based on the thermal expansion flow principle. The proposed multi-axis gas sensor can achieve the simultaneous detection of single-axis (Z-axis) angular rate and dual-axis (X-axis and Y-axis) acceleration using one chamber. To the best of the authors' knowledge, it is the first time that such a multi-axis thermal expansion flow inertial sensor is reported. A large measurement range has been demonstrated, e.g., the Z-axis gyroscope can achieve a sensitivity of 0.548 mV/°/s with a nonlinearity less than 3.87% within the input range of ±2160 °/s.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1223-1226
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479989553
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Aug 2015
Event18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015 - Anchorage, United States
Duration: 21 Jun 201525 Jun 2015

Publication series

Name2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnchorage
Period21/06/1525/06/15

Keywords

  • Thermal expansion flow
  • accelerometer
  • gyroscope
  • multi-axis gas sensor
  • thermistor

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