• DocumentCode
    3264710
  • Title

    Base driven micromechanical resonators

  • Author

    Bouwstra, S. ; Tilmans, H.A.C. ; Selvakumar, A. ; Najafi, K.

  • Author_Institution
    MESA Res. Unit, Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    22-25 June 1992
  • Firstpage
    148
  • Lastpage
    152
  • Abstract
    A novel approach for excitation and detection of micromechanical structures is presented, which makes use of base drive. Test samples for translating base drive make use of piezoelectric excitation and detection, while test samples for bending base drive make use of thermal excitation and piezoresistive detection. Both alternatives are modeled and tested.<>
  • Keywords
    electric sensing devices; micromechanical devices; piezoelectric transducers; resonators; micromechanical resonators; micromechanical structures; piezoelectric excitation; piezoresistive detection; thermal excitation; translating base drive; Actuators; Circuit testing; Damping; Drives; Mechanical factors; Mechanical sensors; Micromechanical devices; Piezoresistance; Shape; Vibrations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Sensor and Actuator Workshop, 1992. 5th Technical Digest., IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0456-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SOLSEN.1992.228304
  • Filename
    228304