A high stability optical shadow sensor with applications for precision accelerometers
- Submitting institution
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University of Glasgow
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12-12274
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1109/JSEN.2018.2818066
- Title of journal
- IEEE Sensors Journal
- Article number
- -
- First page
- 4108
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 10
- ISSN
- 1530-437X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/160566/
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper describes the engineering of the readout mechanism for a MEMS gravity sensor using an optical shadow sensor to measure displacement with data processing using a bespoke microcontroller, enabling significant system miniaturisation. Establishing technology readiness for this new sensor in a prototype, with commercial funding by BP allowed further development of the device. The know-how developed in this work forms a key element to the product-line for the university spin out currently being formed.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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