Ultrahigh-Dynamic-Range Resonant MEMS Load Cells for Micromechanical Test Frames

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2012-12-01

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Azgın, Kıvanç
Akın, Tayfun

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This paper presents a resonant double-ended tuning fork (DETF) force sensor with an experimentally demonstrated resolution of 7 nN and a compressive load range of 0.08 N, exceeding a dynamic range of 140 dB (100 parts per billion). The resonator has a scale factor of 216 kHz/N, a Q-factor exceeding 60 000 at 3-mtorr ambient pressure, and a zero-load resonant frequency of 47.6 kHz. The resonator is kept at resonance via a phase-locked loop composed of discrete elements. The sensor is implemented with a silicon-on-glass process with a 100-mu m-thick < 111 > silicon structural layer. The sensor and the complete readout circuit are fully embedded in a compact 65 mm x 52 mm printed circuit board (PCB). The out-of-plane parasitic modes of the DETF are also investigated with finite-element simulations and laser Doppler vibrometry experiments, and are verified to be outside of the device working range. The PCB is mounted on a microstage and coupled with an off-the-shelf displacement actuator to realize an economical, versatile, and robust micromechanical test frame with unprecedented combination of force and displacement resolution and range. [2012-0054]

Subject Keywords

Double-Ended Tuning Fork (DETF), Experimental Mechanics, Mechanical Test Frames, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), Micromechanics, Nanomechanics, Phase-Locked Loop (PLL), Resonant Sensors

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48995

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JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

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https://doi.org/10.1109/jmems.2012.2211576

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K. Azgın and T. Akın, “Ultrahigh-Dynamic-Range Resonant MEMS Load Cells for Micromechanical Test Frames,” JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS, pp. 1519–1529, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48995.