Concept for a low profile mold-in-place accelerometer
- Acoustic Engineering Department, EDO Acoustic Products, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 (United States)
Furture sensor system requirements favor accelerometers with the following characteristics: (1) low profile, (2) high and flat acceleration sensitivity, (3) low electrical impedance, (4) pressure tolerant, (5) compatible with mold-in-place and extrusion technology, and (6) low cost. Piezoceramic materials configured as flexural discs attached to an inertial mass provide for high acceleration sensitivity and low electrical impedance. This concept when integrated with an inner/outer decoupler system retains a significant portion of its inherent electro-acoustic advantage. Measured performance is provided for a promising configuration that incorporates these features. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- OSTI ID:
- 288407
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9509298-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 9615M0146
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 368, Issue 1; Conference: Acoustic velocity sensor focused workshop, Mystic, CT (United States), 12-13 Sep 1995; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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