Voltage Response of MEMS Resonators Under Simultaneous Resonances

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dumitru I. Caruntu ◽  
Christian Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Electrostatic Actuation ◽  
Voltage Response ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Mems Resonators ◽  
Simultaneous Resonances

This paper deals with MEMS resonator sensors under double electrostatic actuation. The system consists of a MEMS cantilever between two parallel fixed plates. The frequencies of actuation are AC near natural frequency, and AC half natural frequency. The voltage response of the structure is investigated, and parameter influences reported.

ROM of Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Resonators Under Simultaneous Resonances

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dumitru I. Caruntu ◽  
Christian Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Response ◽  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Electrostatic Actuation ◽  
Reduced Order Model ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Reduced Order ◽  
Electrostatically Actuated ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Mems Resonators ◽  
Simultaneous Resonances

This paper deals with MEMS resonator sensors under double electrostatic actuation. The system consists of a MEMS cantilever between two parallel fixed plates. The frequencies of actuation are near natural frequency and near half natural frequency. The frequency response of the simultaneous resonance of the structure is investigated using Reduced Order Model (ROM) method.

Simultaneous Resonances of Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Resonators

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dumitru I. Caruntu ◽  
Christian Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Response ◽  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Electrostatic Actuation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Electrostatically Actuated ◽  
Mems Resonators ◽  
Simultaneous Resonances

This paper deals with simultaneous resonance of MEMS cantilever resonator sensors under double electrostatic actuation. The system consists of a MEMS cantilever between two parallel fixed plates. The two frequencies of actuation are one near natural frequency, and the other near half natural frequency. The frequency response of the structure is investigated, and parameter influences reported.

Casimir Effect on Simultaneous Resonances of Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Resonators

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dumitru I. Caruntu ◽  
Christian Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Bottom Electrode ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Casimir Effect ◽  
Parallel Plates ◽  
Casimir Forces ◽  
Electrostatically Actuated ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Mems Resonators ◽  
Simultaneous Resonances

This paper deals with the influence of Casimir effect on MEMS resonator sensors under double electrostatic actuation and simultaneous resonances. The MEMS cantilever is between two parallel plates (electrodes) under soft AC double actuation. The AC voltage with the bottom electrode is of frequency near half natural frequency of the resonator and the AC voltage with the top electrode is of frequency near natural frequency of the resonator. The method of multiple scales is used to model the behavior of the system. In the model the damping, fringing, voltage, and Casimir forces are taken into consideration and the effects of these parameters on the frequency response are reported. Designing MEMS resonators for applications in fields such as automotive and biomedical can benefit from this work.

ROM of Superharmonic Resonance of Second Order of Electrostatically Actuated MEMS Resonators

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dumitru I. Caruntu ◽  
Christian Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Second Order ◽  
Voltage Response ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Reduced Order ◽  
Superharmonic Resonance ◽  
Electrostatically Actuated ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Mems Resonators ◽  
Method Effects ◽  
Ground Plate

This paper deals with the voltage-amplitude response (or voltage response) of superharmonic resonance of second order of MEMS resonator sensors under electrostatic actuation. The system consists of a MEMS flexible cantilever above a parallel ground plate. The AC frequency of actuation is near one fourth the natural frequency. The voltage response of the superharmonic resonance of second order of the structure is investigated using the Reduced Order Model (ROM) method. Effects of voltage and damping voltage response are reported.

Design of a MEMS Resonant Wind Sensor on Airplane Wing

2013 ◽  
Vol 562-565 ◽  
pp. 436-440
Author(s):  
Chao Wei Si ◽  
Guo Wei Han ◽  
Jin Ning ◽  
Wei Wei Zhong ◽  
Fu Hua Yang
Keyword(s):  
High Vacuum ◽  
Pressure Change ◽  
Wind Pressure ◽  
Damping Factor ◽  
Deep Reactive Ion Etching ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Mems Resonators ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Airplane Wing ◽  
Soi Substrates

A new kind of wind sensor made up of MEMS resonators is designed in the paper capable of sensing the lift, the resistance and the turbulence of airplane wings by mounting on the surface. The designed wind sensor is made up of four MEMS wind pressure gauges fixed around a square wind resistance block which used to block the wind to change the wind pressure on the surface, and the change of wind pressure is detected by MEMS wind pressure gauges to reveal the air condition on the surface of the airplane wings. As known, a MEMS resonator is a second-order resonant system whose damping factor is mainly dependent on the air pressure, and the characteristic is often used to detecting the airtightness of a sealed chamber for the damping factor is sensitive under high vacuum, while a MEMS resonator with the damping factor sensitive at atmospheric pressure is designed in this paper for sensing wind pressure change, and the MEMS resonator is manufactured on SOI substrates with deep reactive ion etching technology. Also relations between the wind pressure change and the wind speed around a block at atmosphere is revealed by finite element simulation. Compared to traditional wind sensors such as anemometers and Venturi tubes, the designed MEMS wind sensor with a very small size is suitable to mount on different zones of a wing with a large amount to monitor the air condition and have less influence on air flow.

Characterization of CMOS-MEMS resonator by pulsed mode electrostatic actuation

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
JL. Munoz-Gamarra ◽  
E. Marigo ◽  
J. Giner ◽  
A. Uranga ◽  
F. Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrostatic Actuation ◽  
Pulsed Mode ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Cmos Mems

Analysis of a Natural Frequency Tracking System for MEMS Fatigue Testing

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaotian Sun ◽  
Roberto Horowitz ◽  
Kyriakos Komvopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Averaging Method ◽  
Fatigue Testing ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Frequency Tracking ◽  
At Resonance ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Control Gain ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract A nonlinear control system that can track the natural frequency of a MEMS resonator was developed in this study. Due to the evolution of fatigue damage, the natural frequency of the resonator decreases. To maintain the device at resonance, a phase-locked loop system is used to track the frequency decay and adjust the driving force accordingly. A model for the control system is introduced and the system behavior is analyzed using an averaging method. A quantitative criterion for selecting the control gain to achieve stability is derived from the analysis. Simulation results are shown to be in good agreement with the prediction of the theoretical analysis.

Dynamic behaviours of the Double-end tuning fork based comb-driven microelectromechanical resonators for modulating the magnetic flux synchronously

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenxi Liu ◽  
Jiamin Chen ◽  
Wuhao Yang ◽  
Tianyi Zheng ◽  
Qifeng Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Detection Limit ◽  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Tuning Fork ◽  
Paper Making ◽  
Initial Space ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Mems Resonators ◽  
Mems Fabrication ◽  
First Time

Abstract MEMS resonators have been widely used in the magneto-resistive (MR) sensor for modulating the magnetic flux to enhance the detection limit. However, the manufacturing tolerances in MEMS fabrication processes make it challenging to fabricate the identical resonators with the same vibration frequency, which greatly decreases the detection limit of the MR sensor. To synchronize the MEMS resonators and improve the performance of the MR sensor, the double end tuning fork (DETF) based comb-driven MEMS resonators is proposed in this paper, making the system operate at the out-of-phase mode to complete the synchronization. The dynamic behaviour of the resonators is investigated through theoretical analysis, numerical solution based on MATLAB code and Simulink, and experimental verification. The results show that the transverse capacitances in the comb will significantly affect the resonance frequency due to the second-order electrostatic spring constant. It is the first time to observe the phenomenon that the resonant frequency increases with the increase of the bias, and it can also decrease with increasing the bias through adjusting the initial space between the fixed finger and the moving mass, they are different from the model about spring softening and spring hardening. Besides, the proposed DETF-based comb-driven resonators can suppress the in-phase and out-of-phase mode through adjusting the driving and sensing ports, and sensing method, meanwhile make the magnetic flux modulation fully synchronized, and maximize the modulation efficiency, and minimize the detection limit. These characteristics are appropriate for the MR sensor, even other devices that need to adjust the resonance frequency and vibration amplitude. Furthermore, the model and the design can also be extended to characteristic the single end tuning fork (SETF) based MEMS resonator and other MEMS-based MR sensors.

Controlling Crystallization Structures in Thin Si Film for Improving Characteristics of MEMS Resonators

2012 ◽  
Vol 1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinya Kumagai ◽  
Hiromu Murase ◽  
Takashi Tomikawa ◽  
Syohei Ogawa ◽  
Ichiro Yamashita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Stress ◽  
Domain Size ◽  
Q Factor ◽  
Random Orientation ◽  
Mems Resonator ◽  
Mems Resonators ◽  
Small Grains ◽  
Thin Polycrystalline ◽  
Lateral Crystallization ◽  
Conventional Annealing

ABSTRACTAn approach to control the tensile stress and Q factor of thin Si film beams in MEMS resonators was investigated. Metal-induced lateral crystallization (MILC) using Ni nanoparticles that were synthesized within a cage-shaped protein, apoferritin, was applied to a thin morphous Si film for making a MEMS resonator with thin film beams. The MILC produced a thin polycrystalline Si (poly-Si) film with large crystallized domain (50-60 μm) with nearly the same crystalline orientation, whereas the poly-Si film obtained by conventional annealing (without MILC) consisted of small grains (less than 1 μm) with random orientation. The MEMS resonator with a beam made of poly-Si film by MILC was fabricated. The large domain size and the improved crystallinity increased the tensile stress, and resulted in 20% increase in Q factor in the resonant characteristics.

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