[HTML][HTML] A review of high-performance MEMS sensors for resource exploration and geophysical applications

HF Liu, ZC Luo, ZK Hu, SQ Yang, LC Tu, ZB Zhou… - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
MEMS sensors have the advantages of small volume, lightweight, and low cost, therefore,
have been widely used in the fields of consumer electronics, industry, health, defence, and …

Micromachined accelerometers with sub-µg/√ Hz noise floor: a review

C Wang, F Chen, Y Wang, S Sadeghpour, C Wang… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the research and development of micromachined accelerometers with a
noise floor lower than 1 µg/√ Hz. Firstly, the basic working principle of micromachined …

Measurement of the Earth tides with a MEMS gravimeter

RP Middlemiss, A Samarelli, DJ Paul, J Hough… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The ability to measure tiny variations in the local gravitational acceleration allows, besides
other applications, the detection of hidden hydrocarbon reserves, magma build-up before …

A sensitive micromachined resonant accelerometer for moving-base gravimetry

Z Fang, Y Yin, C Chen, S Zhang, Y Liu, F Han - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2021 - Elsevier
A sensitive micromachined resonant accelerometer that exhibits extremely low noise floor
and excellent bias stability is presented for future application of moving-base gravimetry. An …

MEMS based geophones and seismometers

Y Hou, R Jiao, H Yu - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent development of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) technology has
provided new methods for researchers to design and fabricate seismometers and …

High-resolution MEMS inertial sensor combining large-displacement buckling behaviour with integrated capacitive readout

B El Mansouri, LM Middelburg, RH Poelma… - Microsystems & …, 2019 - nature.com
Commercially available gravimeters and seismometers can be used for measuring Earth's
acceleration at resolution levels in the order of ng∕ Hz (where g represents earth's gravity) …

Temperature-insensitive structure design of micromachined resonant accelerometers

Y Yin, Z Fang, Y Liu, F Han - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Micromachined resonant accelerometers (MRAs), especially those devices fabricated by
silicon on glass technology, suffer from temperature drift error caused by inherent thermal …

A 19 day earth tide measurement with a MEMS gravimeter

A Prasad, RP Middlemiss, A Noack, K Anastasiou… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The measurement of tiny variations in local gravity enables the observation of subterranean
features. Gravimeters have historically been extremely expensive instruments, but usable …

Vital signs: seismology of icy ocean worlds

SD Vance, S Kedar, MP Panning, SC Stähler… - Astrobiology, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Ice-covered ocean worlds possess diverse energy sources and associated mechanisms that
are capable of driving significant seismic activity, but to date no measurements of their …

Nano-g micro-optics accelerometer with force feedback control and improved dynamic range

C Li, B Yang, X Zheng, Z Sun, L Zhou… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical sensing techniques are well-known for electromagnetic immunity and thus have
been widely considered in high-performance vibration sensors such as accelerometers and …