DocumentCode
313746
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
Volume
1
fYear
1997
fDate
4-6 Jun 1997
Firstpage
816
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
American Control Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location
Albuquerque, NM
ISSN
0743-1619
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3832-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACC.1997.611917
Filename
611917
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