WO2023221069A1 - 振动传感器以及麦克风 - Google Patents
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- This specification relates to the field of sensors, and in particular, to a vibration sensor and a microphone.
- diaphragm and mass structure or cantilever beam and mass structure are widely used in vibration sensors such as accelerometers, speakers, gyroscopes, energy harvesters, bone conduction microphones, and air conduction microphones.
- a microphone uses a diaphragm and mass block structure or a cantilever beam and mass block structure in a vibration sensor to receive external vibration excitation, convert the vibration excitation into an electrical signal, and output the electrical signal after processing by the back-end circuit, thereby performing sound signal processing. collection.
- Air conduction microphones can collect air vibrations caused by the user when making sounds and convert the air vibrations into electrical signals.
- Bone conduction microphones can collect mechanical vibrations in bones and skin caused by the user's speech and convert the mechanical vibrations into electrical signals. Higher sensitivity and a wider frequency response range to vibration excitation have always been the goals pursued by vibration sensors. However, due to the characteristics of the vibration system, the sensitivity after the resonant peak will attenuate sharply, and the higher the resonant frequency, the lower the sensitivity will generally be, making it difficult for a single resonant peak vibration sensor to achieve both high sensitivity and wide frequency band characteristics. At the same time, a single resonance peak often cannot meet the needs. The multi-resonant peak vibration sensors in the prior art have complex structures and high processing difficulty, resulting in higher costs and lower accuracy.
- This manual provides a vibration sensor and microphone with a wider frequency response range, higher sensitivity and simple structure.
- this specification provides a vibration sensor, including a base and a plurality of vibration beams, the base including a cavity; the plurality of vibration beams are arranged in sequence on the base, wherein each vibration beam It includes a fixed end and a moving end.
- the fixed end is located at both ends of the vibration beam and is connected to the base; the moving end is connected to the fixed end and is located between the fixed ends and suspended in the air.
- each of the vibrating beams suspended on the cavity has different sizes and different natural frequencies.
- Each of the vibrating beams responds to external vibration excitation to generate a signal including its corresponding natural frequency. The vibration signal within the sub-target frequency window.
- multiple sub-target frequency windows corresponding to the multiple vibration beams cover different frequency ranges, and the multiple sub-target frequency windows constitute a target frequency window.
- multiple natural frequencies corresponding to the multiple vibration beams are evenly distributed within the target frequency window.
- the size of the cavity in the first direction changes along the second direction
- the plurality of vibration beams are arranged on the base along the second direction
- the fixed end is arranged along the second direction.
- the first direction is connected to the base.
- the size of the cavity in the first direction, the position of each vibrating beam on the cavity, and the size of each vibrating beam satisfy preset rules, such that The natural frequency of each vibrating beam satisfies a preset value.
- the mobile end generates deformation in response to the vibration excitation
- the mobile end includes a piezoelectric sensing component and a connecting beam
- the piezoelectric sensing component converts the deformation into the vibration signal.
- the vibration signal includes an electrical signal; the connecting beam is connected to the piezoelectric sensing component.
- the distance between the piezoelectric sensing component and one of the fixed ends is in the range of one quarter to three quarters of the length of the moving end.
- the moving end includes: two piezoelectric sensing components, respectively close to both ends of the fixed end, and the distance between each piezoelectric sensing component and the fixed end close to it is less than 1/4 of the length of the mobile end.
- the piezoelectric sensing component includes at least one of a piezoelectric single crystal structure and a piezoelectric double crystal structure.
- each vibration beam further includes a counterweight connected to the moving end, wherein the moving end generates deformation in response to the vibration excitation, and the counterweight generates a deformation based on the deformation. Displacement.
- the size of the cavity in the first direction, the position of each vibration beam on the cavity, the size of each vibration beam, and the size of the counterweight The size satisfies the preset rules so that the natural frequency of each vibrating beam satisfies the preset value.
- the size of the counterweights matches the natural frequencies of their corresponding vibration beams, such that the deviation of the vibration signals of the multiple vibration beams at their corresponding natural frequencies is within within the preset deviation range.
- this specification also provides a microphone, including a housing, the vibration sensor described in the first aspect of this specification, and a signal synthesis circuit.
- the vibration sensor is installed in the housing, and the base and the The shell is fixedly connected; the signal synthesis circuit is connected with the plurality of vibration beams, collects the vibration signal during operation, and performs signal synthesis processing on the vibration signal to generate a vibration signal within the target frequency window, wherein, Multiple sub-target frequency windows corresponding to the multiple vibration beams cover different frequency ranges, and the multiple sub-target frequency windows constitute the target frequency window.
- the vibration sensor and microphone fix the two ends of the vibration beam on the base, while the middle part is suspended in the cavity and deforms in response to external vibration excitation.
- the vibration sensor and microphone change the structure and size of the cavity and the size and position of the vibration beam, so that the sizes of the parts of the multiple vibration beams suspended on the cavity are different, so that different vibration beams have different natural frequencies. Resonant peaks of different frequencies are generated under vibration excitation.
- Multiple vibration beams can generate multiple vibration signals in different frequency ranges, and multiple vibration signals in different frequency ranges together constitute a wide-band vibration signal, thereby making the frequency response range of the vibration sensor wider.
- the vibration signal selected by the vibration sensor and the microphone is a vibration signal within a preset range near the resonance peak, so its sensitivity is higher.
- the vibration sensor and microphone achieve the purpose of multiple resonant peaks and wide frequency bands by designing the size of the base cavity. They have a simple structure, low processing difficulty, low processing cost and higher precision. The vibration signal collection results more acurrate.
- Figure 1 shows a side view of a vibration sensor provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 2 shows a front view of a vibration sensor provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 3 shows a top view of a vibration sensor provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 4 shows a right view of a vibration sensor provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 5 shows a cross-sectional view A-A of Figure 2
- Figure 6 shows a schematic diagram of a piezoelectric single crystal structure provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of a piezoelectric twin structure provided according to an embodiment of this specification.
- Figure 8 shows a normalized displacement resonance curve provided according to an embodiment of the present specification.
- Figure 9 shows a schematic diagram of a vibration signal provided according to an embodiment of this specification.
- system means of distinguishing between different components, elements, parts, portions or assemblies at different levels.
- said words may be replaced by other expressions if they serve the same purpose.
- Sensitivity the ratio of the output signal to the input signal.
- the input signal can be an external vibration excitation
- the output signal can be an electrical signal generated in response to the vibration excitation.
- the sensitivity of the vibration sensor refers to the output electrical signal and the input signal.
- the ratio of vibration excitation, in which the output electrical signal can be converted into the amplitude of the vibration signal, therefore the sensitivity of the vibration sensor can also be understood as the ratio of the output vibration signal amplitude to the input vibration excitation amplitude.
- sensitivity can be understood as the amplification factor of the input signal. The higher the sensitivity, the better the vibration sensor's collection performance for tiny vibration excitations.
- Resonance Also known as “resonance”, the vibration system is under the action of periodic external vibration excitation.
- the frequency of the external vibration excitation is the same as or very close to the natural vibration frequency of the system, the amplitude of the system increases sharply.
- the frequency at which resonance occurs is called “resonance frequency”.
- Resonant Peak The peak of the resonant frequency.
- the vibration sensors and microphones provided in this specification can be used to collect external vibration excitations and convert the vibration excitations into electrical signals.
- the vibration sensor and the microphone can be used not only to collect vibration excitations caused by air vibrations, but also can be used to collect vibration excitations caused by mechanical vibrations, such as bone vibrations, skin vibrations when people speak, etc.
- the vibration sensor and the microphone can be used not only as air conduction microphones but also as bone conduction microphones.
- Figure 1 shows a side view of a vibration sensor 001 provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 2 shows a front view of a vibration sensor 001 provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 3 shows a side view of a vibration sensor 001 provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 4 shows a right view of a vibration sensor 001 provided according to an embodiment of this specification
- Figure 5 shows the cross-sectional view A-A of Figure 2 .
- the vibration sensor 001 may include a base 200 and a plurality of vibration beams 400 .
- the base 200 may be a mounting base for the vibration sensor 001 .
- Other components of the vibration sensor 001 such as the vibration beam 400 may be directly or indirectly connected to the base 200 .
- the connection may be any connection method, such as welding, riveting, clamping, bolting and other fixed connection methods, or a connection deposited by physical deposition (for example, physical vapor deposition) or chemical deposition (for example, chemical vapor deposition).
- the base 200 can be a structure of any shape, such as a cube, a cuboid, a cylinder, a prism, a truncated cone and other regular-shaped structures, or any irregular-shaped structure.
- the material of the base 200 may be Si, SiO2, SiNx, etc.
- base 200 may include cavity 220 .
- cavity 220 may extend through base 200 .
- cavity 220 may not extend through base 200 . As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5 , the cavity 220 may penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the base 200 .
- cavity 220 may be integral. In some embodiments, cavity 220 may include a plurality of spaced apart sub-cavities. For convenience of description, the cavity 220 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is a whole. Those skilled in the art should understand that the cavity 220 including a plurality of spaced sub-cavities is also within the protection scope of this specification.
- the dimensions of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221 may vary along the second direction. That is, the size of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221 changes as its position in the second direction 222 changes. That is to say, different positions of the cavity 220 in the second direction 222 have different corresponding dimensions in the first direction 221.
- the first direction 221 and the second direction 222 are not the same direction. That is, the first direction 221 and the second direction 222 form a certain included angle.
- the included angle may be an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle.
- the first direction 221 and the second direction 222 are arranged perpendicularly.
- the cross-sectional shape of the cavity 220 can be any shape that meets the above conditions, such as a circle, an ellipse, a quadrilateral, a pentagon, a hexagon, a heptagon, an octagon, or even an irregular shape, such as a variable curvature. curve shape, etc.
- Cavities 220 of different shapes may have different corresponding first directions 221 and second directions 222 .
- the cross-sectional shape of the cavity 220 may be a quadrilateral, such as a square
- the first direction 221 may be the direction of one of the diagonals of the square
- the second direction 222 may be the other direction of the positive direction. The direction of the diagonal.
- the cross-sectional shape of the cavity 220 may be a rectangle, the first direction 221 may be a direction at an acute angle with the length or width of the rectangle, and the second direction 222 may be perpendicular to the first direction. direction.
- the cross-section of the cavity 220 may be a parallelogram, the first direction 221 may be a direction at an acute angle with one side of the parallelogram, and the second direction 222 may be perpendicular to the first direction. Set the direction.
- the cross section of the cavity 220 may be a trapezoid, such as an isosceles trapezoid
- the second direction 222 may be a height direction of the isosceles trapezoid
- the first direction 221 may be the same as the second direction 222 Vertically set direction.
- the second direction 222 may also be a direction at an acute angle with the height direction of the isosceles trapezoid
- the first direction 221 may be a direction perpendicular to the second direction 222 .
- the cross section of the cavity 220 may also be a right-angled trapezoid
- the second direction 222 may be the height direction of the right-angled trapezoid
- the first direction 221 may be a direction perpendicular to the second direction 222
- the cross-section of the cavity 220 may also be other quadrilateral shapes, such as trapezoids in other shapes other than isosceles trapezoids and right-angled trapezoids, such as rhombuses, irregular quadrilaterals, and so on.
- the cross-section of the cavity 220 may be circular, the first direction 221 may be any radial direction, and the second direction 222 may be a direction perpendicular to the first direction 221.
- the cross-section of the cavity 220 may be an ellipse, the first direction 221 may be the major axis direction or the minor axis direction of the ellipse, and the second direction 222 may be perpendicular to the first direction. direction.
- the cross-section of the cavity 220 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is an isosceles trapezoid, in which the second direction 222 is the height direction of the isosceles trapezoid, and the first direction 221 is perpendicular to the second direction 222 .
- different positions of the cavity 220 in the second direction 222 have different corresponding sizes in the first direction 221 .
- Those skilled in the art should understand that other shapes of the cavity 220 that meet the above conditions are also within the protection scope of this specification.
- the edge of the cavity 220 may be straight, curved, jagged, etc. In some embodiments, the edges of cavity 220 may be straight lines.
- the size of the cavity 220 can be designed based on the application scenario of the vibration sensor 001 and the requirements for vibration excitation. For example, the dimensions of the cavity 220 may be different when the vibration sensor 001 is used as an accelerometer and when used as an air conduction microphone. In some embodiments, the size of the cavity 220 may be related to the size of the vibrating beam 400, which we will introduce in detail in the following description.
- the vibration sensor 001 may include a plurality of vibration beams 400 .
- the vibration beam 400 may be connected to the base 200 and generate deformation in response to external vibration excitation, and convert the deformation into a vibration signal.
- the vibration signal may be an electrical signal.
- the vibration excitation may be air vibration excitation acting directly on the vibration beam 400 , or may be mechanical vibration excitation acting on the base 200 .
- the vibration beam 400 may be a plate-like structure of any shape.
- the shape can be a rectangular beam, a trapezoidal beam, an L-shaped beam or other shapes, such as a curve, etc.
- the plurality of vibration beams 400 may be sequentially arranged on the base 200 along the second direction 222 .
- the vibration beam 400 may be a fixed beam, that is, both ends of the vibration beam 400 may be connected to the base 200 , and the middle part may be suspended on the cavity 220 .
- each vibration beam 400 may include a fixed end 420 and a moving end 440.
- each vibrating beam 400 may also include a counterweight 460 .
- the fixed ends 420 may be located at both ends of the vibrating beam 400 .
- the fixed end 420 may be connected to the base 200 along the first direction 221. That is, both ends of the fixed end 420 may be distributed along the first direction 221 .
- the connection between the fixed end 420 and the base 200 can be any connection method, such as welding, riveting, clamping, bolting and other fixed connection methods, or through physical deposition (for example, physical vapor deposition) or chemical deposition (for example, chemical vapor deposition). deposition) and other deposition connections.
- the fixed end 420 and the base 200 may be insulated.
- the fixed end 420 is connected to the base 200 through an insulating layer.
- the material of the fixed end 420 may be Si, SiO2, SiNx, etc.
- the fixed end 420 may be fixedly connected to the upper surface, lower surface of the base 200 or the inner wall of the cavity 220 .
- the connection between the fixed end 420 and the upper surface of the base 200 is taken as an example for description. Those skilled in the art should understand that the connection between the fixed end 420 and other positions of the base 200 is also within the protection scope of this specification.
- the movable end 440 can be connected to the fixed end 420 and is located between the fixed ends 420 and suspended in the cavity 220 .
- the "suspended in the cavity 220" may mean that it is suspended inside, below or above the cavity 220 of the base 200 and does not contact the base 200.
- the mobile end 440 may be suspended above the cavity 220 .
- the mobile terminal 420 may generate deformation in response to the vibration excitation and convert the deformation into a vibration signal.
- the moving end 440 may include a piezoelectric sensing component 442 and a connecting beam 444.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 may convert the deformation of the moving end 420 into the vibration signal, and the vibration signal may include an electrical signal.
- the connecting beam 444 may connect the piezoelectric sensing component 442 .
- Piezoelectric sensing component 442 may include piezoelectric material.
- the vibration sensor 001 can receive external vibration excitation and convert the external vibration excitation into an electrical signal. Specifically, the external vibration excitation can deform the mobile end 4440, thereby causing the piezoelectric material in the piezoelectric sensing component 442 to deform, thereby generating stress and outputting a voltage, thereby converting the external vibration excitation into an electrical signal. , and then collect and condition it through the back-end circuit to obtain the required electrical signal.
- Piezoelectric materials all conform to the piezoelectric effect constitutive equation. For vibration sensor 001, the positive piezoelectric effect is applied, and its constitutive equation is:
- d ij is the piezoelectric strain coefficient
- T j is the stress
- E j is the electric field intensity
- D i is the electric displacement.
- the electrical displacement D i is mainly caused by the stress formed by external vibration excitation.
- the output electric displacement D i of the piezoelectric material depends on the piezoelectric strain coefficient d ij of the material itself and the stress T j formed by the piezoelectric material during operation. After determining the piezoelectric material, designing the structure to increase the stress in some areas of the effective piezoelectric material is an effective measure to improve the output of the piezoelectric sensing component 442.
- Piezoelectric sensing component 442 may be suspended in cavity 220 . In some embodiments, the piezoelectric sensing components 442 may be distributed in all areas of the mobile terminal 440 . In some embodiments, the piezoelectric sensing components 442 may also be distributed in part of the mobile terminal 440 . The piezoelectric sensing component 442 can convert the deformation of the moving end 440 into a vibration signal and output it. When relative movement occurs between the moving end 440 and the base 200 , the deformation degrees of the moving end 440 at different positions are different, and the deformation stress generated on the piezoelectric sensing component 442 is also different.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 can be disposed only at the position of the mobile end 440 where the degree of deformation and stress is greater, thereby improving the sensitivity of the vibration sensor 001.
- the position where the deformation degree and stress of the movable end 440 are large as the first region and the position where the deformation degree and stress of the movable end 440 are small is defined as the second region.
- the electrical signal has a higher voltage in the first region than in the second region.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 can be disposed only in the first region. It should be noted that the first area and the second area refer to the area corresponding to the movable end 440, and do not include the area of the fixed end 420, that is, the area at the connection between the vibration beam 400 and the base 200.
- the direction of the stress experienced by the moving end 440 is related to the overall deformation direction of the moving end 440 .
- the movable end 440 vibrates downward and vibrates upward, its deformation direction is opposite.
- the direction of the stress borne by the same part of the movable end 440 is also opposite.
- the area under compressive stress is in the downward vibration. will be subject to tensile stress, and the area that is subject to tensile stress during upward vibration will be subject to compressive stress during downward vibration.
- the axial stress on the lower surface of the movable end 440 is symmetrical about the center of the movable end 440, and will reduce from the tensile stress to zero on the center side. , and then increases from zero to compressive stress, the zero point is located at one-quarter and three-quarters of the axial length of the moving end 440.
- the axial stress on the lower surface of the movable end 440 is symmetrical about the center of the movable end 440 , and will reduce from the compressive stress to zero on the center side, and then Increasing from zero to tensile stress, the zero point is located at one-quarter and three-quarters of the axial length of the moving end 440.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 440 may be arranged in an area with greater stress and the same stress direction.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 may be arranged in an area with greater compressive stress.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 can be arranged at both ends of the moving end 440 close to the fixed end 420 , and the distance from the fixed end 420 is less than a quarter of the length of the moving end 440 .
- the first area may be within a range at both ends of the moving end 440 and the distance from the fixed end 420 is less than a quarter of the length of the moving end 440 .
- the mobile terminal 440 may include at least two piezoelectric sensing components 442. Taking the number of piezoelectric sensing components 442 as 2 as an example, the two piezoelectric sensing components 442 can be close to both ends of the fixed end 420 respectively, and the distance between each piezoelectric sensing component 442 and the adjacent fixed end 420 can be Less than 1/4 of the length of the mobile terminal 440. At this time, the two ends of the piezoelectric sensing component 442 are connected to the fixed end 420 and the connecting beam 444 respectively.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 when the moving end 440 vibrates downward, the piezoelectric sensing component 442 may be arranged in an area with greater tensile stress.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 may be disposed at the moving end 440 , and the distance from one of the fixed ends 420 is within a range of one quarter to three quarters of the length of the moving end 440 . That is, the first area may be at the moving end 440 , and the distance from one end of the fixed end 420 is within the range of one quarter to three quarters of the length of the moving end 440 .
- the distance between the piezoelectric sensing component 442 and the fixed end 420 can be the distance between any position on the piezoelectric sensing component 442 and the fixed end 420 .
- the distance between the piezoelectric sensing component 442 and the fixed end 420 can be the distance between the center position of the piezoelectric sensing component 442 and the fixed end 420, or it can be the end of the piezoelectric sensing component 442 (the end of either end). ) and the fixed end 420 can also be the distance between other parts of the piezoelectric sensing component 442 and the fixed end 420 .
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 may include at least one of a laminate structure composed of a piezoelectric single crystal structure and a laminate structure composed of a piezoelectric double crystal structure.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 may be a stacked structure composed of piezoelectric single crystal structures.
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a piezoelectric sensing component 442 provided according to an embodiment of this specification, which is a piezoelectric single crystal structure 442a.
- the piezoelectric single crystal structure 442a may include an elastic layer 442a-2, a bottom electrode layer 442a-4, a piezoelectric layer 442a-6 from bottom to top along the thickness direction of the piezoelectric sensing component 442.
- the piezoelectric single crystal structure 442a may include an elastic layer 442a-2, a top electrode layer 442a-8, and a piezoelectric layer 442a-6 from top to bottom along the thickness direction of the piezoelectric sensing component 442. , bottom electrode layer 442a-4.
- the piezoelectric single crystal structure 442a may include an elastic layer 442a-2, a bottom electrode layer 442a-4, a piezoelectric layer 442a-6, and The top electrode layer 442a-8 is described as an example.
- the piezoelectric single crystal structure 442a may also include connection terminal layers 442a-9.
- the elastic layer 442a-2 may be directly or indirectly fixedly connected to the fixed end 420 and the connecting beam 444.
- the connection may be any connection method, such as fixed connection methods such as welding, riveting, clamping, and bolting, or a connection deposited by physical deposition (eg, physical vapor deposition) or chemical deposition (eg, chemical vapor deposition).
- physical deposition eg, physical vapor deposition
- chemical deposition eg, chemical vapor deposition
- the elastic layer 442a-2 can be a single layer of material, such as Si, SiO2, SiNx, SiC, etc., or a multi-layer material, such as Si/SiO2, SiO2/Si, Si/SiNx, SiNx/Si, etc.
- the thickness of the elastic layer 442a-2 may be 1um-10um. In some embodiments, the elastic layer 442a-2 may have a thickness of 1um-3um. In some embodiments, the thickness of the elastic layer 442a-2 may be 2um-6um. In some embodiments, the thickness of elastic layer 442a-2 may be 4um-8um. In some embodiments, the thickness of the elastic layer 442a-2 may be 6um-10um.
- Piezoelectric sensing component 442 may include piezoelectric layers 442a-6.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 refers to a structure that can generate voltage on both ends thereof when acted upon by an external force.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be fixedly connected to the base 200 directly or indirectly.
- the connection may be any connection method, such as welding, riveting, clamping, bolting and other fixed connection methods, or a connection deposited by physical deposition (for example, physical vapor deposition) or chemical deposition (for example, chemical vapor deposition).
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 can undergo the deformation when subjected to a vibration signal and generate a voltage based on the deformation.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be directly or indirectly attached to the surface of the elastic layer 442a-2.
- the elastic layer 442a-2 can be connected to the fixed end 420 and the connecting beam 444, and the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 is connected to the fixed end 420 and the connecting beam 444 through the elastic layer 442a-2.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be located on the side of the elastic layer 442a-2 away from the base 200.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be located on a side of the elastic layer 442a-2 close to the base 200.
- the elastic layer 442a-2 When the vibration beam 400 is excited by external vibration, the elastic layer 442a-2 generates the deformation based on the vibration excitation; the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 can be based on the piezoelectric effect, and is subjected to the deformation of the elastic layer 442a-2. Stress creates a voltage (potential difference).
- the magnitude of the electrical signal output by the piezoelectric material is related to the magnitude of the stress.
- the distribution position of each layer of material in the thickness direction will affect the stress distribution of each layer of material under the same vibration excitation.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 is distributed on one side of the elastic layer 442a-2. Specifically, the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 is distributed near the upper surface or the lower surface in the thickness direction of the vibrating beam 400, so that the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 is away from the neutral layer, thereby maximizing the stress of the piezoelectric layer 442a-6.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be a piezoelectric polymer film obtained by a semiconductor deposition process (eg, magnetron sputtering, MOCVD).
- the materials of piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may include piezoelectric crystal materials and piezoelectric ceramic materials.
- Piezoelectric crystal refers to piezoelectric single crystal.
- the piezoelectric crystal material may include crystal, sphalerite, harzburgite, tourmaline, red zincite, GaAs, barium titanate and its derivative structure crystals, KH 2 PO 4 , NaKC 4 H 4 O 6 ⁇ 4H 2 O (Rosine salt), etc., or any combination thereof.
- Piezoelectric ceramic materials refer to piezoelectric polycrystals formed by the irregular collection of fine grains obtained by solid-state reaction and sintering between different material particles.
- the piezoelectric ceramic material may include barium titanate (BT), lead zirconate titanate (PZT), lead barium lithium niobate (PBLN), modified lead titanate (PT), aluminum nitride (AIN ), zinc oxide (ZnO) or any combination thereof.
- the material of the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may also be a piezoelectric polymer material, such as polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). In some embodiments, piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be greater than 500 nm thick.
- the thickness of piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be 20-500um, such as when vibration sensor 001 is used in a macroscopic device. In some embodiments, the thickness of piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be 0.5-1.5um, such as when vibration sensor 001 is used in a MEMS device.
- the ratio of the thickness of the elastic layer 442a-2 to the thickness of the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be 1-10. In some embodiments, the ratio of the thickness of the elastic layer 442a-2 to the thickness of the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be 2-7.
- the bottom electrode layer 442a-4 and the top electrode layer 442a-8 are respectively distributed on both sides of the piezoelectric layer 442a-6.
- Piezoelectric layer 442a-6 may be located between bottom electrode layer 442a-4 and top electrode layer 442a-8.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 can deform along with the deformation of the elastic layer 442a-2 under the action of external vibration excitation, and generate a voltage under the action of deformation stress.
- the bottom electrode layer 442a-4 and the top electrode layer 442a-8 can collect the voltage to generate the electrical signal. Wherein, the positions of the bottom electrode layer 442a-4 and the top electrode layer 442a-8 are aligned.
- the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 is connected to the elastic layer 442a-2, and the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 is distributed on one side of the elastic layer 442a-2.
- the bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be distributed between the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 and the elastic layer 442a-2, and the top electrode layer 442a-8 may be distributed on the side of the piezoelectric layer 442a-6 away from the elastic layer 442a-2.
- the bottom electrode layer 442a-4 and the top electrode layer 442a-8 are conductive material structures.
- Exemplary conductive materials may include metals, alloy materials, metal oxide materials, graphene, etc., or any combination thereof.
- metal and alloy materials may include nickel, iron, lead, platinum, titanium, copper, molybdenum, zinc, or any combination thereof.
- the alloy material may include copper-zinc alloy, copper-tin alloy, copper-nickel-silicon alloy, copper-chromium alloy, copper-silver alloy, etc., or any combination thereof.
- the metal oxide material may include RuO 2 , MnO 2 , PbO 2 , NiO, etc., or any combination thereof.
- Bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may include at least one bottom piezoelectric electrode pad.
- Top electrode layer 442a-8 may include at least one top piezoelectric electrode pad.
- Each of the at least one bottom piezoelectric electrode pad is aligned with at least one position of the at least one top piezoelectric electrode pad.
- the position of each bottom piezoelectric electrode piece corresponds to a top piezoelectric electrode piece.
- the position of each bottom piezoelectric electrode piece corresponds to multiple top piezoelectric electrode pieces, such as 2, 3, 4, and so on.
- the plurality of top piezoelectric electrode sheets form a series output unit with the bottom piezoelectric electrode sheet as a common terminal to increase the output voltage. Increase sensitivity.
- the plurality of top piezoelectric electrode sheets can also form a parallel output unit with the bottom piezoelectric electrode sheet to increase the output charge and improve sensitivity.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 may include only series output units, only parallel output units, or may include both series output units and parallel output units.
- bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be 50-200 nm thick. In some embodiments, bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be 100-150 nm thick. In some embodiments, bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be 100-200 nm thick. In some embodiments, bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be 80-150 nm thick. In some embodiments, bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be 150-200 nm thick. In some embodiments, bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be 120-150 nm thick. In some embodiments, bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be 120-200 nm thick. In some embodiments, bottom electrode layer 442a-4 may be 150-200 nm thick.
- top electrode layer 442a-8 may be 50-200 nm thick. In some embodiments, top electrode layer 442a-8 may be 100-150 nm thick. In some embodiments, top electrode layer 442a-8 may be 100-200 nm thick. In some embodiments, top electrode layer 442a-8 may be 80-150 nm thick. In some embodiments, top electrode layer 442a-8 may be 150-200 nm thick. In some embodiments, top electrode layer 442a-8 may be 120-150 nm thick. In some embodiments, top electrode layer 442a-8 may be 120-200 nm thick. In some embodiments, top electrode layer 442a-8 may be 150-200 nm thick.
- the piezoelectric single crystal structure 442a may further include a connection terminal layer 442a-9 connected to the bottom electrode layer 442a-4 or the top electrode layer 442a-8 to output the electrical signal to an external processing circuit.
- the connection terminal layer 442a-9 may be made of the same material as the bottom electrode layer 442a-4 and the top electrode layer 442a-8, or may be different.
- the thickness of the connection terminal layer 442a-9 may be 100-200 nm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the connection terminal layer 442a-9 may be 150-200 nm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the connection terminal layer 442a-9 may be 100-150 nm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the connection terminal layer 442a-9 may be 120-200 nm. In some embodiments, the thickness of the connection terminal layer 442a-9 may be 160-200 nm.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 may be a stacked structure composed of piezoelectric single crystal structures.
- Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of a piezoelectric bicrystal structure 442b of a piezoelectric sensing component 442 provided according to an embodiment of the present specification.
- the piezoelectric bicrystal structure 442b may include an electrode layer 442b-2, a piezoelectric layer 442b-4, an electrode layer 442b-2, and a piezoelectric layer in order from bottom to top along the thickness direction of the piezoelectric sensing component 442. 442b-4 and electrode layer 442b-2.
- piezoelectric bimorph structure 442b may also include connection terminal layers 442b-9.
- the material thickness of the electrode layer 442b-2 is basically the same as that of the above-mentioned bottom electrode layer 442a-4 or top electrode layer 442a-8, which will not be described again here.
- the thickness of the materials of the piezoelectric layer 442b-4 and the above-mentioned piezoelectric layer 442a-6 is basically the same, and will not be described again here.
- the material thickness of the connection terminal layer 442b-9 is basically the same as that of the connection terminal layer 442a-9 mentioned above, which will not be described again here.
- the connecting beam 444 can connect the piezoelectric sensing components 442.
- the connecting beam 444 can be located between two piezoelectric sensing components 442 and connect the two piezoelectric sensing components 442.
- the connecting beam 444 material may be Si, SiO 2 , SiNx, etc.
- each vibration beam 400 may also include a counterweight 460 .
- the counterweight block 460 can be connected with the mobile terminal 440.
- the counterweight block 460 can be directly connected to the mobile terminal 440 or indirectly connected to the mobile terminal 440 .
- the counterweight 460 may be connected to the connecting beam 444.
- the counterweight 460 may be located at a middle position of the moving end 440 so that the counterweight 460 may be located in the center of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221 .
- the counterweight 460 may generate a displacement based on the deformation.
- the counterweight 460 may protrude to one side relative to the moving end 420 and be suspended in the cavity 220 .
- the counterweight 460 can protrude upward relative to the moving end 420 and be suspended in the cavity 220 .
- the counterweight 460 can also protrude downward relative to the moving end 420 and be suspended in the cavity 220 .
- the counterweight 460 can make the movable end 420 more easily deformed under the action of external force, thereby increasing the electrical signal output by the piezoelectric sensing component 442 .
- the electrical signal output by the piezoelectric sensing component 442 can be improved by changing the size, shape, and position of the weight 460 .
- the arrangement of the counterweight 460 can change the natural frequency and vibration amplitude of the vibrating beam 400 when it vibrates.
- the material of the weight 460 may be Si, SiO 2 , SiNx, etc.
- the planar shape of the weight block 460 may be a circle, a triangle, a quadrilateral, a polygon, etc. As an example, assume that the planar shape of the counterweight 460 is a quadrilateral.
- the length of the weight 460 may be 50um-500um. In some embodiments, the length of the weight 460 may be 80um-300um.
- the width of the weight 460 may be 50um-500um. In some embodiments, the width of the weight 460 may be 80um-200um.
- the width of the counterweight 460 may be greater than, equal to, or less than the width of the vibrating beam 400 . In some embodiments, the width of the counterweight 460 may be equal to the width of the vibrating beam 400 .
- the vibration sensor 001 may additionally add a piezoelectric sensing component 442 close to the counterweight 460 .
- the additional piezoelectric sensing component 442 may be disposed proximate to and surrounding the circumferential area of the weight 460 .
- each vibration beam 400 may include a counterweight 460 .
- each vibration beam 400 may not include a counterweight 460 .
- the size of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221 may vary along the second direction 222 . That is, the size of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221 changes as its position in the second direction 222 changes. That is to say, different positions of the cavity 220 in the second direction 222 have different corresponding dimensions in the first direction 221 .
- the plurality of vibration beams 400 may be sequentially arranged on the base 200 along the second direction 222 .
- the moving end 440 of each vibrating beam 400 is suspended on the cavity 220 . That is to say, the plurality of vibration beams 400 are respectively located at different positions of the cavity 220 in the second direction 222 .
- each vibrating beam 400 has a different natural frequency.
- Multiple vibration beams 400 correspond to multiple vibration frequencies.
- Each vibration beam 400 responds to external vibration excitation and generates vibration signals within a sub-target frequency window including its corresponding natural frequency.
- the vibration signals generated by different vibration beams 400 correspond to different sub-target frequency windows.
- the multiple sub-target frequency windows corresponding to the multiple vibration beams 400 cover different frequency ranges.
- the plurality of sub-target frequency windows constitute a target frequency window.
- the target frequency window may be a continuous frequency window.
- the target frequency window may be any frequency range.
- the target frequency window can be set based on the usage scenario of the vibration sensor 001. For example, the target frequency window may be different when vibration sensor 001 is used as a microphone and when used as an acceleration sensor.
- multiple natural frequencies corresponding to multiple vibration beams 400 may be evenly distributed within the target frequency window. In some embodiments, multiple natural frequencies corresponding to multiple vibration beams 400 may be non-uniformly distributed within the target frequency window.
- the sub-target frequency window may be a frequency window including the natural frequency.
- the sub-target frequency window may be a frequency window set symmetrically with respect to the natural frequency.
- the sub-target frequency window may be a frequency window set asymmetrically with respect to the natural frequency.
- the length range of the sub-target frequency window should be within a preset length range. In some embodiments, we can determine the range covered by the sub-target frequency window based on the amplitude of the vibration signal corresponding to the sub-target frequency window. For example, the amplitude of the vibration signal within the sub-target frequency window should not be less than the preset ratio of the resonance peak corresponding to the natural frequency.
- the preset ratio may be any preset ratio, such as 20%, 30%, 50%, etc.
- the target frequency window corresponding to the vibration sensor 001 when the vibration sensor 001 is used as a microphone (such as a bone conduction microphone), the target frequency window may be 100 Hz-5000 Hz. In some embodiments, the target frequency window of the vibration sensor 001 may be 20Hz-5000Hz. In some embodiments, the number of vibration beams 400 may be 2 or more. For example, in some embodiments, the number of vibrating beams 400 may be 3-50.
- the number of vibrating beams 400 may be 10-20. In some embodiments, the number of vibration beams 400 can be determined based on the usage scenario and usage requirements of the vibration sensor 001 and based on the number of resonance peaks required by the vibration sensor 001. When only the first-order resonance peak of the vibration beam 400 is used, the number of the vibration beams 400 is equal to the number of resonance peaks. In the case of using the high-order resonance peaks of the vibration beams 400, the number of the vibration beams 400 is less than the number of resonance peaks. However, usually the signal intensity of the high-order resonance peak is much smaller than the first-order resonance peak, so the first-order resonance peak of the vibration beam 400 is usually used in the vibration sensor 001.
- the natural frequency of the vibrating beam 400 is determined by the characteristics of the vibrating beam 400 itself.
- the natural frequency of the vibrating beam 400 is not only related to the material properties of the vibrating beam 400 , but also related to the size of the moving end 440 of the vibrating beam 400 suspended on the cavity 200 .
- different positions of the cavity 220 in the second direction 222 have different corresponding sizes in the first direction 221 . Therefore, we can design each vibrating beam 400 according to the size of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221, the position of each vibrating beam 400 on the cavity 220, and the size of each vibrating beam 400, so that each vibrating beam The natural frequency of 400 meets the preset value.
- each vibration beam 400 suspended in the cavity by changing the size of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221, the position of each vibration beam 400 on the cavity 220, and the size of each vibration beam 400.
- the moving end 440 on 220 meets the preset rules, so that the natural frequency of each vibrating beam 400 meets the preset value.
- the preset value may be a predetermined natural frequency of each vibration beam 400 .
- the overall dimensions of the multiple vibrating beams 400 may be the same.
- the axial length, width and thickness of the vibrating beams 400 may be the same.
- the entirety of the multiple vibrating beams 400 may be different.
- the size in at least one direction of the axial length, width, and thickness of the vibrating beams 400 may be different.
- the position on the cavity 220, the size of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221, and the sizes of the multiple vibrating beams 400 make the moving ends 440 of the multiple vibrating beams 400 suspended on the cavity 220 have different sizes, so that the multiple vibrating beams 400 have different sizes.
- Each vibrating beam 400 has different natural frequencies, and the natural frequencies satisfy a preset value.
- the target frequency window is 20Hz-5000Hz
- the number of vibrating beams 400 is 10, and the natural frequencies of the 10 vibrating beams 400 are evenly distributed within the target frequency window, the natural frequencies of each vibrating beam 400 need to be spaced apart.
- a certain frequency band width is provided for easy distinction, and the frequency band width between each natural frequency is 50Hz-400Hz.
- the frequency bandwidth between natural frequencies is 100Hz-200Hz.
- the gap width between each vibrating beam 400 may be 1um-200um. In some embodiments, the gap width between each vibrating beam 400 is 10um-100um.
- the gap widths between different vibrating beams 400 may be equal or unequal.
- the length of the moving end 440 of each vibrating beam 400 suspended above the cavity 220 in the first direction 221 can vary linearly or nonlinearly.
- each vibrating beam 400 can be arranged in sequence on the cavity 220 according to the length of the moving end 440, or can be arranged according to other rules.
- the planar shape of each vibrating beam 400 may be rectangular, trapezoidal, curved, etc.
- the cross-sectional width of each vibration beam 400 may be 50um-300um. In some embodiments, the cross-sectional width of each vibration beam 400 may be 80um-200um.
- the axial length of each vibration beam 400 may be 100um-1300um. In some embodiments, the axial length of each vibration beam 400 may be 200um-1200um.
- the vibrating beam 400 may not include the counterweight 460 .
- the gap width between adjacent vibration beams 400 can be reduced to increase the output of vibration signals.
- the vibrating beam 400 may also include a counterweight 460 .
- each vibration according to the size of the cavity 220 in the first direction 221, the position of each vibration beam 400 on the cavity 220, the size of each vibration beam 400, and the size of the counterweight block 460. beams 400 so that the natural frequency of each vibrating beam 400 meets a preset value.
- FIG. 8 shows a normalized displacement resonance curve provided according to an embodiment of this specification.
- the curve shown in FIG. 8 may be a corresponding normalized displacement resonance curve diagram of one of the plurality of vibrating beams 400.
- the horizontal axis is the ratio of the external vibration excitation ⁇ to the natural frequency ⁇ 0 of the vibrating beam 400
- the vertical axis is the normalized displacement A.
- the normalized displacement A may be the ratio of the displacement amplitude of the vibrating beam 400 to the static displacement amplitude.
- M is the mass of the vibrating beam 400, that is, the mass of the moving end 440 and the counterweight 460.
- K is the elastic coefficient of the vibrating beam 400 .
- the different curves shown in Figure 8 respectively correspond to six different mechanical quality factors Q of the vibrating beam 400.
- R is the damping of the vibrating beam 400.
- the normalized displacement A corresponds to a larger electrical signal of the vibration signal output by the piezoelectric sensing component 442 .
- FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of a vibration signal provided according to an embodiment of this specification.
- the vibration signal shown in FIG. 9 is a linear superposition of multiple vibration signals generated by multiple vibration beams 400.
- the deviation of the vibration signals output by different vibrating beams 400 at their corresponding natural frequencies within a preset deviation range thereby making the vibration signals output by different vibrating beams 400
- the signals may be in the same magnitude or within a similar magnitude at their corresponding natural frequencies to facilitate calculation.
- the preset deviation range may be a preset range that facilitates signal calculation.
- the preset deviation range can be obtained based on experience, experimental statistics, or machine learning.
- the deviation of the vibration signals output by the different vibrating beams 400 at the corresponding natural frequencies within the preset deviation range may be the normalized displacement A of the vibration signals output by the different vibrating beams 400 at the corresponding natural frequencies. The deviation in frequency does not exceed the preset deviation range.
- the preset deviation range may be any value, such as ⁇ 30%, ⁇ 20%, ⁇ 10%, and so on.
- the deviation of the vibration signal corresponding to each vibration beam 400 at its corresponding natural frequency is within the preset deviation range.
- the size of the counterweight 460 is such that the deviation of the mechanical quality factor Q of each vibrating beam 400 is within the preset deviation range, so that the vibration signal corresponding to each vibrating beam 400 is at its corresponding natural frequency. The deviation is within the preset deviation range.
- the deviation of the normalized displacement A of the vibration signals output by different vibration beams 400 at their corresponding natural frequencies may not be within the preset deviation range.
- the normalized displacement A of the vibration signals output by different vibration beams 400 is not within the preset deviation range at its corresponding natural frequency and does not affect the superposition processing of the vibration signals. It is also mentioned in this specification. within the scope of protection.
- This specification also provides a microphone, which may include a housing and the vibration sensor 001 provided in this specification.
- a vibration sensor 001 may be mounted in the housing.
- the housing can be fixedly connected to the base 200 .
- the housing and the base 200 may be of an integrated structure or a split structure, and may be connected together through a fixed connection, such as welding, riveting, bolting, bonding, etc.
- the vibration of the housing drives the base 200 to vibrate. Due to the different properties of the vibration beam 400 and the housing structure (or the base 200 ), the vibration beam 400 and the housing structure (or the base 200 ) cannot maintain completely consistent movement, resulting in relative motion. , thereby causing the vibrating beam 400 to produce the deformation.
- the piezoelectric sensing component 442 converts the deformation into the vibration signal and outputs it.
- the microphone may further include a signal synthesis circuit.
- the signal synthesis circuit is connected to the piezoelectric sensing component 442 of each vibration beam 400, and collects the vibration signal collected by each piezoelectric sensing component 442 during operation, and performs signal synthesis processing to generate a signal within the target frequency window. vibration signal.
- the signal synthesis processing may be a linear superposition of multiple vibration signals generated by multiple vibration beams 400 .
- the microphone described in this specification can be applied to various electronic products.
- devices with voice collection functions such as headphones (for example, bone conduction headphones or air conduction headphones, wireless headphones, wired headphones), smart glasses, smart wearable devices, smart helmets, smart watches, etc.
- the vibration sensor 001 and microphone provided in this specification, the vibration beam 400 is fixed on the base 200 through the fixed ends 420 at both ends, while the movable end 440 in the middle part is suspended in the cavity 220 and responds to external conditions. Vibration excitation produces deformation.
- the vibration sensor 001 and the microphone change the structure and size of the cavity 220 and the size and position of the vibration beam 400, so that the sizes of the parts of the multiple vibration beams 400 suspended on the cavity 220 are different, so that different vibration beams 400 have different characteristics.
- the natural frequency of the material generates resonance peaks of different frequencies under vibration excitation.
- Multiple vibration beams 400 can generate multiple vibration signals in different frequency ranges, and the multiple vibration signals in different frequency ranges together constitute a broad-band vibration signal, thereby making the frequency response range of the vibration sensor 004 wider.
- the vibration signal selected by the vibration sensor 001 and the microphone is a vibration signal within a preset range near the resonance peak, so its sensitivity is higher.
- the vibration sensor 001 and the microphone achieve the purpose of multiple resonant peaks and wide frequency bands by designing the size of the cavity 220 of the base 200. They have a simple structure, low processing difficulty, low processing cost and higher precision. The collection of vibration signals The results are more accurate.
- the subsequent processing of the vibration signals enables the use of low-order filters to extract the cutoff from the vibration signals shown in Figure 9 during post-algorithm processing. Displacement signals output at different frequencies with steep edges can be extracted to extract input signals at different frequencies, thereby avoiding the use of high-order filters to extract signals in later algorithms and reducing the amount of algorithm calculations.
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- 一种振动传感器,其特征在于,包括:基座,包括腔体;以及多个振动梁,依次排列在所述基座上,其中,每个振动梁包括:固定端,位于所述振动梁的两端,与所述基座连接;以及移动端,与所述固定端连接,并位于所述固定端之间,悬空于所述腔体中,其中,所述每个振动梁悬空于所述腔体上的尺寸不同,具有不同的固有频率,所述每个振动梁响应于外界的振动激励,生成包括其对应的固有频率在内的子目标频率窗口内的振动信号。
- 如权利要求1所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述多个振动梁对应的多个子目标频率窗口覆盖不同的频率范围,所述多个子目标频率窗口构成目标频率窗口。
- 如权利要求2所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述多个振动梁对应的多个固有频率均匀分布在所述目标频率窗口内。
- 如权利要求1所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述腔体在第一方向上的尺寸沿第二方向变化,所述多个振动梁沿所述第二方向排列在所述基座上,所述固定端沿所述第一方向与所述基座连接。
- 如权利要求4所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述腔体在所述第一方向上的尺寸、所述每个振动梁在所述腔体上的位置以及所述每个振动 梁的尺寸满足预设的规则,使得所述每个振动梁的所述固有频率满足预设值。
- 如权利要求4所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述移动端响应于所述振动激励产生形变,所述移动端包括:压电传感部件,将所述形变转化为所述振动信号,所述振动信号包括电信号;以及连接梁,与所述压电传感部件连接。
- 如权利要求6所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述压电传感部件与所述固定端中的一端的距离在所述移动端的长度的四分之一至四分之三的范围内。
- 如权利要求6所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述移动端包括:2个所述压电传感部件,分别靠近所述固定端的两端,且每个所述压电传感部件与其靠近的所述固定端的距离小于所述移动端长度的1/4。
- 如权利要求6所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述压电传感部件包括压电单晶结构和压电双晶结构中的至少一种。
- 如权利要求1所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述每个振动梁还包括:配重块,与所述移动端连接,其中,所述移动端响应于所述振动激励产生形变,所述配重块基于所述形变产生位移。
- 如权利要求10所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述腔体在所述第一方向上的尺寸、所述每个振动梁在所述腔体上的位置、所述每个振动梁的尺寸以及所述配重块的尺寸满足预设的规则,使得所述每个振动梁的所述固有频率满足预设值。
- 如权利要求11所述的振动传感器,其特征在于,所述配重块的尺寸与其对应的振动梁的所述固有频率相匹配,使得所述多个振动梁在其对应的所述固有频率上的所述振动信号的偏差在预设偏差范围内。
- 一种麦克风,其特征在于,包括:壳体;权利要求1-12中任一项所述的振动传感器,安装在所述壳体中,所述基座与所述壳体固定连接;以及信号合成电路,同所述多个振动梁连接,运行时采集所述振动信号,并对所述振动信号进行信号合成处理,以生成目标频率窗口内的振动信号,其中,所述多个振动梁对应的多个子目标频率窗口覆盖不同的频率范围,所述多个子目标频率窗口构成所述目标频率窗口。
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