Experimental evaluation and comparative analysis of commercial variable-capacitance MEMS accelerometers

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Experimental evaluation and comparative analysis of commercial variable-capacitance MEMS accelerometers
Cenk Acar, University of California, Irvine
A M. Shkel

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ABSTRACT:

This paper reports the experimental analysis of commercially available variable-capacitance MEMS accelerometers, characterized under standardized tests. Capacitive MEMS sensors of the same low-level input acceleration range with various mechanical sensing element designs, materials, fabrication technologies and price ranges were selected for evaluation. The selected sensors were characterized using ANSI and NIST certified testing equipment and under the same testing conditions; and their sensitivity, resolution, linearity, frequency response, transverse sensitivity, temperature response, noise level and long-term stability were tested and compared. The experimental results are then interpreted to provide an insight to advantages and disadvantages for using a particular mechanical design, fabrication technology, sensor material and the techniques for electronics integration and packaging of each specific sensor design.

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Cenk Acar and A M. Shkel, "Experimental evaluation and comparative analysis of commercial variable-capacitance MEMS accelerometers" (2003). Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 13 (1), pp. 634-645. Postprint available free at: http://repositories.cdlib.org/postprints/256

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