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Study and analysis of the piezoresistive accelerometer stability and improvement of their performances

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With the springing up of the MEMS industry, research on accelerometers is focused on miniaturization, integration, high reliability, and high resolution, and shares extensive application prospects in military and civil fields. The piezoresistive accelerometer is the first element of measurement which converts the vibratory movement into time domain electrical signal and this signal is converted to a frequency domain electrical signal. In this work, the piezoresistive accelerometer step and impulse responses are enhanced by using appropriate parameters (damping rate and frequency range). The proposed parameters provide stable and accurate accelerometer. Therefore, tests were conducted by computer simulation and the obtained results have showed the difference between the accelerometer with the proposed parameters and the accelerometer used in the experiment.

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The author like to thank the Algerian General Direction of Research (DGRSDT) for their financial support.

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  1. Electrical Engineering Department, University Mohamed Boudiaf, M’Sila, Algeria

    Zine Ghemari

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Ghemari, Z. Study and analysis of the piezoresistive accelerometer stability and improvement of their performances. Int J Syst Assur Eng Manag 8 (Suppl 2), 1520–1526 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-017-0622-8

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