A kind of digital differential relaying type micro-acceleration gauge
Technical field
The invention belongs to the digital accelerometer technical fields of micromechanics electronics (MEMS), and in particular to a kind of digital difference
Ejector half micro-acceleration gauge.
Background technique
Digital accelerometer does not need digital-to-analogue conversion link, can be directly embedded into digital processing system, high with precision,
The advantages that corresponding fast, strong antijamming capability.Meanwhile there is body using micro- digital accelerometer of micromechanics electronic technology processing
The advantages that product is small, at low cost, just attract increasing attention power.Digital micro-acceleration gauge has a micro- vibration in sensor
Dynamic element is used to sense accelerations, cooperates corresponding exciting circuit, vibrating elements is in resonant state always.The vibration of vibrating elements
Dynamic frequency is related with the axial force that it is subject to.By corresponding quality-spring converting system, acceleration is converted into vibrating elements
The variation of interior axial force, the axial force change the vibration frequency of vibrating elements, and then this frequency is changed by corresponding circuit
Digital signal output is converted to, realizes the digitized measurement of acceleration signal.
The big component parts of the two of digital micro-acceleration gauge is mass-spring system and vibrating elements.For quality-spring
System can effectively be reduced the size of sensor using the micro-structure substituted metal structure being process by silicon materials, be had
Small in size, the advantages that precision is high, at low cost.In Chinese patent ZL201210240759.8, a kind of entitled " four girder construction of silicon substrate
In quartz resonance acceleration transducer chip ", quartzy double-ended tuning fork is fixed on to the mass block-bullet processed using silicon materials
In spring system, mass block-spring system is made of the inertial mass that four beams support.Since the heat of quartz and two kinds of materials of silicon is swollen
Swollen coefficient is different, and will appear thermal stress when the temperature varies, in quartz tuning-fork causes the output of sensor to generate temperature drift.For
Solution this problem, in Chinese patent ZL201210568654.5, entitled " silicon substrate quartz with temperature isolation structure adds
In velocity sensor ", a kind of propose temperature isolation structure to reduce the influence of temperature, but be previously mentioned temperature isolation structure
The sensitivity of sensor is also reduced while effectively reducing temperature influences.
Summary of the invention
In order to overcome the disadvantages of the above prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of micro- acceleration of digital differential relaying type
Degree meter, can eliminate influence of the temperature to sensor, improve the nonlinearity of sensor, have fast response time, precision height etc.
Advantage.
To achieve the goals above, the technical solution adopted by the present invention are as follows:
A kind of digital differential relaying type micro-acceleration gauge chip, including with mass block-spring function silicon base 1 and two
Quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b, silicon base 1 are made of two cantilever beams 4-a, 4-b of mass block 3 and support mass block 3,
Mass block 3, the first cantilever beam 4-a and the second cantilever beam 4-b composition mass block-spring system are referred to along micro-acceleration gauge core
Piece sensitive direction SA, the first cantilever beam 4-a, the second cantilever beam 4-b have elastic characteristic, the first cantilever beam 4-a, the second cantilever beam
4-b along mass block 3 the direction diagonal line DC2;First quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, the second quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-b
It is arranged along an other diagonal DC1 for mass block 3, the first quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, the second quartzy both-end are solid
Accordatura fork 2-b structure is identical, and quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b are in differential fashion arrangement.
The silicon base 1 uses bulk silicon process, is provided with the first quartz of positioning in 1 diagonal DC1 of silicon base
Four locating slots 6-a, 6-b, 6-c, 6-d of double-ended tuning fork 2-a, the second quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-b, quartzy both-end are solid
Two fixing ends 7-a, 7-b of accordatura fork 2 are separately fixed in four locating slots 6-a, 6-b, 6-c, 6-d of silicon base 1.
The quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2 is coated on each prong of tuning fork on four sides from quartz crystal processing
Electrode 8 is electrically connected to each other between electrode 8, when normal work, has alternating voltage on electrode 8, due to quartz crystal piezoelectricity and
Inverse piezoelectric effect, quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2 can be in the anti-phase vibration mode in same plane.
The depth of 6-a, 6-b, 6-c, 6-d need to guarantee that quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2 is attached in four locating slots
After in silicon base 1, the middle position in silicon wafer thickness section 9.
The invention has the benefit that
The silicon base of this accelerometer is manufactured using the micro- technique of silicon, have small in size, precision is high, can mass production etc. it is excellent
Point;Have many advantages, such as easy excitation, high quality factor, digital signal output as vibrating elements using quartzy double-ended tuning fork,
Digital processing system can be directly embedded into;Meanwhile quartzy double-ended tuning fork is arranged using differential fashion, can eliminate temperature
It influences;The quartzy double-ended tuning forks design of two of differential fashion arrangement is improved quality the diagonal positions of block in silicon substrate, can be subtracted
The size of small micro-acceleration gauge chip.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is micro-acceleration gauge chip structure schematic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is silicon substrate bottom structure of the present invention using micro fabrication manufacture.
Fig. 3 is the quartzy double-ended tuning fork schematic diagram that the present invention uses, and wherein Fig. 3-1 is that quartz tuning-fork overall structure is shown
It is intended to;Fig. 3-2 is distribution and the electrical connection diagram of quartz tuning-fork top electrode.
Fig. 4 is the Section A-A schematic diagram of Fig. 1.
When Fig. 5 is micro-acceleration gauge chip operation with the connection schematic diagram of quartz resonance circuit.
Specific embodiment
Structure & working mechanism of the invention is described in detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.
Referring to Fig.1, a kind of digital differential relaying type micro-acceleration gauge chip, including with mass block-spring function silicon substrate
Bottom 1 and two quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b, silicon base 1 is by mass block 3 and two cantilever beam 4- for supporting mass block 3
A, 4-b is formed, and mass block 3, the first cantilever beam 4-a and the second cantilever beam 4-b composition mass block-spring system are referred to along micro-
Accelerometer chip sensitive direction SA, the first cantilever beam 4-a, the second cantilever beam 4-b have elastic characteristic, the first cantilever beam 4-a,
Second cantilever beam 4-b along mass block 3 the direction diagonal line DC2;First quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, the second quartzy both-end
Fixed tuning fork 2-b is arranged along an other diagonal DC1 for mass block 3, the first quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, the
Two quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-b structures are identical, and quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b are in differential fashion arrangement, this right
The arrangement of linea angulata can reduce the size of micro-acceleration gauge chip.
Referring to Fig. 2, the silicon base 1 uses bulk silicon process, solid in order to position the first quartzy both-end during installation
2-a, the second quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-b are pitched in accordatura, open that there are four locating slot 6-a, 6- in 1 diagonal DC1 of silicon base
b、6-c、6-d。
Referring to Fig. 3-1, two fixing ends 7-a, 7-b of the quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2 are separately fixed at silicon base 1
Four locating slots 6-a, 6-b, 6-c, 6-d in;Referring to Fig. 3-2, the quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2 is processed by quartz crystal
, it is coated with electrode 8 on four sides on each prong of tuning fork, is electrically connected to each other between electrode 8, when normal work, meeting on electrode 8
There is alternating voltage, due to the piezoelectricity and inverse piezoelectric effect of quartz crystal, quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2 can be in same plane
Anti-phase vibration mode.
Referring to Fig. 4, the depth of 6-a, 6-b, 6-c, 6-d need to guarantee quartzy both-end stationary tone in four locating slots
After fork 2 pastes on a silicon substrate 1, the middle position in silicon wafer thickness section 9, the purpose designed in this way is to can be improved micro- acceleration
The linearity of degree meter chip.
The working principle of the invention is:
Referring to Fig. 5, described two quartz double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b are connected to the stone being made of double phase inverters
In English resonance circuit 10-a, 10-b, quartz resonance circuit provides alternating voltage, and quartz resonance circuit 10-a, 10-b itself is
DC level is powered, and the resistance R1~R4 and capacitor C1 in quartz resonance circuit 10-a, 10-b need solid according to quartzy both-end
The equivalent circuit parameter of accordatura fork 2-a, 2-b are specifically set, to guarantee to motivate quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b can
In conplane anti-phase vibration mode, quartz resonance circuit 10-a, 10-b output frequency digital signal, by difference frequency
Output of the difference on the frequency of both circuit countings as sensor.
Cantilever beam 4-a, 4-b in silicon base 1 and mass block 3 form mass block-spring system, when having acceleration along quick
When sense direction SA acts on micro-acceleration gauge chip, according to Newton's second law, mass block 3 will receive the effect of inertia force, matter
Inertia force is transmitted in quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b by gauge block 3, is caused inside quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b
Axial stress changes, this axial stress changes the vibration frequency of tuning fork, by detecting quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b
The measurement of acceleration signal is realized in the variation of vibration frequency.
Since quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b are in differential fashion arrangement, that is, when having acceleration effect in biography
When sensor, one therein quartzy double-ended tuning fork tension, vibration frequency becomes larger;Other one quartzy double-ended tuning fork
It is pressurized, vibration frequency becomes smaller.Output of the difference of two quartzy double-ended tuning fork frequency variations as sensor.
The present invention can eliminate influence of the temperature to sensor.The heat of two kinds of material silicons and quartz that sensor chip uses
The coefficient of expansion is different.When temperature changes, thermal stress can be generated in two quartzy double-ended tuning fork 2-a, 2-b and causes its vibration
Dynamic frequency changes.The frequency variation of the two is consistent, that is, is become larger or become smaller and absolute value is identical simultaneously, and is passed
The output signal of sensor is the difference of the two vibration frequency variation, therefore the variation of the frequency as caused by thermal stress is cancelled out each other, thus
Eliminate influence of the temperature to sensor.