Tri-axis convective accelerometer with closed-loop heat source

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Van, Thanh Dau
Thien, Xuan Dinh
Lam, Bao Dang
Canh-Dung, Tran
Tung, Thanh Bui
Phan, Thanh Hoa
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2018
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In this paper, we report the details and findings of a study on tri-axis convective accelerometer, which is designed with the closed-loop type heat source and thermal sensing hotwire elements. The closed-loop heat source enhances the convective flow to the central part where a hotwire is placed to measure the vertical component of acceleration. The simulation was conducted using numerical analysis, and the device was prototyped by additive manufacturing. The device, functioning as a tilt sensor and an accelerometer, was tested up to acceleration of 20 g. The experiments were successfully conducted and the experimental results agreed reasonably with those obtained by numerical analysis. The results demonstrated that the closed-loop heat source could reduce the cross effect between the acceleration components. The scale factor and cross-sensitivity had the values of 0.26 μV/g and 1.2%, respectively. The cross-sensitivity and the effects of heating power were also investigated in this study.

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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

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275

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© 2018 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.

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