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Static and dynamic stability of gravi-inertial sensors with capacitive differential system of sensitivity adjustment
Gilavdary I.1, Mekid S.2, Riznookaya N.1, Abdul Sater A.1
'Belarusian National Technical University, NezavisimostyAve., 65, 220013, Minsk, Belarus
2King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Mechanical Engineering Department, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
Поступила 28.12.15 Принята к печати 28.03.2016
The design of a gravi-inertial sensor with an elastically suspended sensing mass exhibiting a maximum sensitivity and minimum noise level is being studied. It is conceived that such a sensor contains a torsion mass-spring system, a capacitive pick-off circuit to detect motions of the sensing mass, and a capacitive system to reduce torsion stiffness. Both capacitive systems are combined into a single differential capacitance electrostatic system. The torsion stiffness is reduced by applying an electric field. Problems resulting from the electrostatic asymmetry of the differential system are studied analytically and numerically. The quasi-static and dynamic modes of the free movement of the sensing mass, in the absence of energy loss, are considered. The angular intervals of stability of the sensing mass movement in the electrostatic field, depending on the differential system asymmetry parameter and a frequency of free oscillations «proof mass», are calculated.
Keywords: Gravi-inertial sensors, capacitive differential sensor, pull-in effect, asymmetry of a differential sensor.
DOI: 10.21122/2220-9506-2016-7-1-16-23
Адрес для переписки:
Джилавдари И.
Белорусский национальный технический университет, пр. Независимости, 65, 220013, г. Минск, Беларусь e-mail:[email protected]
Address for correspondence:
Gilavdary I.
Belarusian National Technical University, Nezavisimosty Ave., 65, 220013, Minsk, Belarus e-mail:[email protected]
Для цитирования:
Gilavdary I., Mekid S., Riznookaya N., Abdul Sater A.
Static and dynamic stability of gravi-inertial sensors with capacitive
differential system of sensitivity adjustment.
Приборы и методы измерений.
2016. - Т. 7, № 1. - С. 16-23.
DOI: 10.21122/2220-9506-2016-7-1-16-23
For citation:
Gilavdary I., Mekid S., Riznookaya N., Abdul Sater A.
Static and dynamic stability of gravi-inertial sensors with capacitive
differential system of sensitivity adjustment.
Pribory i metody izmerenj [Devices and Methods of Measurements],
2016, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 16-23.
DOI: 10.21122/2220-9506-2016-7-1-16-23
Introduction
Designing a supersensitive gravi-inertial sensors measuring linear and angular accelerations of moving objects with second derivatives of gravitational potential, on the Earth surface and in circumplan-etary space is a problem that stands in front of science and developers since the late 50th century until currently [1-6].
Typically such sensors comprise a sensing mass (often called as a movable mass, or proof mass (PM)) retained relative to the housing by an elastic mechanical coupling. This elastic coupling is characterized by a natural frequency of free oscillations of PM along the axis of the sensor sensitivity. In order to increase the sensitivity of the sensor, it is required to reduce this frequency, the internal noise and the noise of a read-out system [7].
Actually the capacitive microelectromechanical (MEM) - accelerometers are broadly known where electrical capacitors are used for reading of the desired signal, and MEM capacitive actuators, where electrical capacitors and electrical fields are used to control the movement of the elastically suspended PM and to drive its resonant frequency.
Actuators usually establish the limits of motion control while the change of the resonant frequencies are limited by the pull-in effect [8]. This effect is due to the fact that, if PM deflects from their equilibrium position, the electrostatic forces will grow faster than the elastic force holding the PM near the equilibrium position. When the electric forces start to exceed the mechanical strength, the system becomes unstable and the PM tends to stick the structural elements of the device carrying electrical charges.
Typically the electric field forces in measuring devices with capacitive readout are too small to achieve the pull-in effect. But there is possibility to adjust the stiffness in a narrow interval [9]. In [10] the gravi-inertial sensor was proposed in which the function of the capacitive sensor and actuator are combined into a single differential capacitive system. In this sensor, it was assumed that the electric field forces are enough to compensate elastic forces in the direction of the sensitive axis. It was assumed that such a combination in the graviinertial sensors will allow achieving maximum sensitivity and minimum level of noise.
Capacitive sensors are non-linear due to the physical properties of electrical capacitors. Therefore, differential electrostatic systems are often used in measuring instruments, because nonlinearity may
be partly compensated there [11]. However, the effect of asymmetry of the differential capacitive systems is still not fully explored. Such study was carried out for a quasi-static displacement of PM in the gravi-inertial sensors [12], where it was shown that it is the asymmetry of the differential electrostatic system that sets a limit to reduce the torsion stiffness of the suspension of PM using the electrostatic field.
The purpose of this work is within the framework of a unified approach to investigate the effect of asymmetry of the nonlinear differential electrostatic system on PM movement in quasi-static mode and in the free oscillation mode as accurately as possible within the selected mathematical model. Research is carried out for a lumped system with one degree of freedom. In this step of research energy losses are not considered.
Investigation of the stability of quasi-static mode of the PM in an electric field
A simplified scheme of a gravi- inertial sensor chosen for the calculations is shown in Figure 1. The description details of this scheme and original calculations of the capacitor with the inclined plate are given in [12].
The elastic Mm torque and the electrical torque Me affect the PM in this sensor. Dependence of the total torque acting on the PM angle 9 deviations from the equilibrium position can be written as [12]:
M(v) = Mm (v)-Me (v) = B
klv -
8v + y (l -
((-v2 )
9 h,
where: v = — ; parameter ^ = — ln
9m m L
с \
V a2 у
(1)
related
to the geometry of the system; h0 - the gap between the capacitor's plates when 9=0;
a1 = — ln h
L
r + —
V 2 у
a2 = — ln
ho
L
r--
V 2 у
k - the mechanical torsion stiffness;
*Sm ; B = 1 C°U
B
2 ф„
When Eq. (1) was used, it was assumed that the total capacity of a first pair of capacitors C1+C3=2C0; and the total capacitance of the second pair of capacitors C2 + C = (1 + Yi)C + (1 + y2)C3 = (2 + y)Ca, where y = Y1 + y2 - parameter characterizing the asymmetry of an electrostatic system.
a
Table
Y(v ) = n
( -1) V (v +1)2
(2)
The dependence of g(v) is shown graphically in Figure 2. The calculations shown below will use the parameters of the sensor listed in Table.
Parameters of the design model of the sensor
Figure 1 - Model of the differential sensor: 1 - conductive PM; 2 - non-conductive plate; 3 - electrode. The resilient torsion is shown in the PM center
It follows from Eq. (1) that with the absence of an electric field (U = 0) the PM is located in a equilibrium position (angle v = 0). If the electric field is turning on sluggishly, such that the kinetic energy of PM's motion can be neglected, the PM will turn to a new equilibrium position with the angle vst. By solving the equation M(v) = 0, we can find the relation between the angle of v and parameter g under quasi-static motion of PM:
I, kg-m2 4,914-10-4
k, N-m/rad 4
f Hz 14,36
U Hz 2
L, m 0,035
r, m 0,0525
h0, mm 0,1
j , rad T m 1,98-10-3
С, pF 123,9
In the Figure 2, each value of g in an interval Y1 < Y < Y2 corresponds to three values of the angle v, in which M = 0 (analytical values g1 and g2 are defined below). It is proved beneath that in the angular range between the values v1 and v2 are corresponding to a specific value g (in Figure 2, angles v1 and v2 are matching the value of the parameter g = 0,003), the effect of pull-in does not occur, that means the PM deviation from the angle vtt is stable. Solving the Eq. M (v) = 0 leads to Eq. g5(v) = 0 with the polynomial of the fifth degree
g 5(v) = (-k1)v5 + 2k1v3 + YV2 + ( у + 8 - k1)v + y.
(3)
In general, this equation can not be solved analytically. However, if first term is neglected, one obtains an equation of the third degree g3(v) = 0 , where,
g 3(v) = 2k1 v3 + yv2 + (2 у + 8 - k1 ) v + у.
(4)
The relations of g5(v) and g3(v) are compared to each other in the Figure 3. It is obvious that for the sensor with the values taken from the Table in the angular range between v1 and v2, the curves practically are coincided.
Figure 2 - Dependence g (v) is obtained from the equation M(v) = 0 and the characteristic angles from v1 to v5. The angle vst is the static equilibrium of PM
In this table, the parameter f - natural frequency of the PM when the electric field is switch off (U = 0),f - the natural frequency of the PM if the electric field is turned on.
Figure 3 - The relations of g5(v) (continuous line) and g3(v) (dashed line)
Eq.(4) has an analytical solution. This solution can be found using the trigonometric Vieta formulas [13]. So that, if the polynomial of third order has the form av3 + bv2+ cv+ d = 0, the parameters Q, R, S and y have to be determined using the formulas:
»=9
R . -1
54
f b Л
V a J
- 3 £ a
fu\3
bc
d
- + 27-
KUJ
3 n2
(5)
S = Q - R
w = — arccos 3
' R Л
л3/2
V Q У
If S > 0, the equation g3(v) = 0 has three real roots, and the position of the equilibrium vst and quasi-static PM deviations between the points v1 and v2 are stable. Graph of signS(j) in the sensor is shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4 - The relation of the parameter sign S(g)
It can be seen that in the range y1 < y < y2 the parameter S > 0 indeed. In this case, the roots of the equation (4) follow to (6):
1 b
л=
cos y
-2ÎQ
cos
2 n y +—
3
1 b
3 a
(6)
V = = -2^Q cos (V-y)-3 ^ •
Using the parameters from the Table, if g = 0.003, one has v1 = -0,10534(-0,10561), v2 = 0,08450(0,08 468), vst = 0,02066(0,02066). Here in parentheses are shown the values of the roots obtained while solving the equation g5(v) = 0.
The angles v4 and v5, corresponding to the extreme values of the parameter g (shown in Figure 2),
are the real roots of an algebraic equation of the fourth order:
3v4 + 8v + 6v2 -
1 --
ki
= 0.
(7)
This equation can be solved analytically. If to denote u = f / f and to introduce the designation as:
8
^ (u )=— ((+u )(- u 2 ); z2 (u ) = ^4z1 (u )1/3 + 9 z1 (u )2/3 + 4 (l - u2 ) ;
^16^]z1 (u) + z2 ( (u)1/3 - 9z1 (u)2/3 ) - 4z2 (l - u2 )
(8)
(9)
6z1 (u )j z2 (u )j'
(10)
the angles v4 and v5 are determined by the formulas:
V4 (U ) = (U ) =
z2 (u) - _ (u)-2. 6 z1 (u ) 3
z2 (u ) , . 2
-—TJT- + Z3 ( u )--.
6z1 (u)1/6 H ' 3
(11)
Extreme values of parameter g can be calculated from Eq. (2), namely g1 = y(v4), and y2 = y(v5).
It should be noted that the angles v4 and v5 do not depend on g, but depend only on the parameter u. Therefore, we can create the relation of y1(u) = y(v4(u)) and y2(u) = j(v5(u)) which give an idea about the actual achievable minimum values of frequency f0, determining the sensitivity of the sensor for a given value of the parameter g. The required relations for the sensor with the parameters for Table are shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5 - Dependence of the maximum permissible values of a parameter g in the mode of quasi-static stability of the PM on the relative frequency u
Investigation of the stability of free oscillations of the PM in an electric field
Stability of free oscillations of PM is determined by the relations of the potential energy Wpot(j) of the angle j. Integrating M(j), if W (0)=0, gives:
1
Wpot (v) = Bymv
kv((-V2 )-2 (y + 4 ) v - 2 Y
2 ((-Vг )
(12)
The relation of W (v) for the symmetric and asymmetric sensors is shown in Figure 6. It shows that the asymmetry of the capacitance of the system disturbs the symmetry of the potential well. Angles v = v01 and v = v02 - are the extreme values range of stability of the sensor in case of g = 0. Similarly, angles v = v1 and v = v2 have the same sense, but in case when g = 0,003.
Figure 6 - The relation of the potential energy W (v) with respect to the angle of deflection PM,when g = 0 u g = 0,003
Figure 6 indicates that, if g > 0, the free movement of PM can exist only in the interval of angles v + < v < v2. Angle v + can be named as «a turning point». PM velocity is absent at the point v2. The angle vr+ will be defined below analytically.
It is easy to see the characteristic features dynamics of a stable movement PM in symmetric and asymmetric sensors from their phase portraits. If a
velocity PM is absent in the point v
according
to the law of conservation of energy, the formula of the angular velocity m(v) of PM with respect to the angle v is
M(v ) = ± f W (V2 )-WP0t (v )].
(13)
The phase trajectories are shown in Figure 7. When g = 0, these trajectories correspond to a stable system in the range v01 < v < v02, and when g = 0,003, a stable system is in the range v + < v < v2.
To calculate the angle vr+, the equation ^(v) = 0 has to be solved. From equations (12) and (13), introducing the notations:
Figure 7 - The phase curves of the free movement of PM when g = 0 and g= 0,003
kr = k1 (l - v2 ), ar = kr, br = v2kr, cr = 2y(l + v2)-kr + 8, dr = 2y(l + v2),
the equation determining v + follows to (15):
ayl + bvV + cv„ + d = 0.
(14)
(15)
Using Vieta formulas of (5)-(6) and the value of angle v2 = 0,08468, obtained above, for sensor parameters in Table and for g = 0,003, it can be found v + = -0,01878. Then the interval of stable free oscil-
r '
lations of PM will be determined by the formulas: when y > 0, this interval is given by:
A += v2
when y < 0, this interval is given by:
A - =
(16)
(17)
where vr+ and v- - the coordinates of «turning points» when y > 0 and y < 0, respectively.
In general, in contrast to the stability of the quasi-static intervals of PM movement, where the formula for calculating the boundary points does not depend on the sign of y, the calculation of intervals of dynamic stability determined in Eq.(16) and Eq. (17) should be carried out separately for y > 0 and for Y < 0, because dependence of vr+ and v~ on y. The formulas for the calculation of v - differ from similar
r
formulas for v + by replacing v2 to v1 in the formulas
(14).
The calculations of Ad+ and Ad with respect to the parameter y are shown in Figure 8.
Here a similar relation for the stability of the
quasi-static range Av
V is also shown. Figure
8 shows that the intervals of dynamic stability de-
v
v
creases sharply with increasing y while the range of static stability changes only slightly throughout the range of acceptable values y.
Yi /о =2 ГЦ у.
Figure 8 - The relation of static Avst, and dynamics Ad+, and Ad stables angular intervals, and also the angle of static equilibrium vtt with respect to the asymmetry parameter g when the value of the natural frequency f0=2 Hz. In the rectangle highlighted in dashed lines, shows similar curves calculated with the same scale, when f=1 Hz
It is also seen that the interval of acceptable values of the asymmetry parameter y and the interval of rotation angles of PM, where the static and dynamic resistance are kept sharply narrow with decreasing the resonance frequency f0, or with decreasing torsion stiffness.
Conclusion
It is impossible to achieve the ideal symmetry of the differential capacitive systems experimentally. There were no systematic studies of the effect of such asymmetry on the resulting stiffness of the suspensions of PM in gravi-inertial sensors taking into account their non-linearity.
In this paper it was found, in both quasi-static and dynamic modes of PM's free movement, that the asymmetry of the differential electrostatic system is the most important factor limiting the ability to reduce the stiffness of the suspension, or, the sensitivity of the sensor using an electric fields.
It is shown that the asymmetry of the differential capacitive system limits the area of the sustainability of PM's free oscillations much greater than the area of the quasi-static stability.
On the other side, the symmetry has to sharply increase with significant decrease of the its PM's natural frequency due to the electric field. Particularly, values of the natural frequency f0, equal to 4 Hz, or 2 Hz, or 1 Hz, can be obtained in the model of the sensor, which has the natural frequency in the absence of an electric field is f« 14 Hz, in case if the voltage source of the electric field are respectively 170,876 V, or 176,185 V, or 177,487 V. In these cases, the free oscillation of PM will be stable with respect to the angular interval A^ = 0.04 (or in absolute values about 16 arc second), if the value of asymmetry y doesn't exceed 4 %, 0,5 %, or 0,05 %. respectively. The last result imposes very strict requirements for sensor technology production.
Further investigation of the gravi-inertial differential capacitive sensor system's dynamics have to consider energy losses for friction and for the current flow in resistors of an electrical circuit during PM free and forced motion.
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Статическая и динамическая стабильность гравиинерциального датчика с емкостной дифференциальной системой управления чувствительностью
Джилавдари И.1, Мекид С.2, Ризноокая Н.1, Абдул Сатер А.1
1Белорусский национальный технический университет, пр. Независимости, 65, 220013, г. Минск, Беларусь 2Университет нефти и полезных ископаемых короля Фахда, 31261, Дхахран, Саудовская Аравия
Поступила 05.01.2016 Принята к печати 08.02.2016
Изучается конструкция гравиинерциального датчика с упруго подвешенной массой, обладающего максимальной чувствительностью и минимальным уровнем шума. Датчик содержит упругий торси-он, электростатическую емкостную систему измерения движения подвижной массы и электростатическую емкостную систему уменьшения крутильной жесткости торсиона. Обе емкостные системы объединены в единую дифференциальную емкостную электростатическую систему. Аналитически и численно изучаются проблемы, возникающие в результате асимметрии этой системы. Исследуются квазистатический и динамический режимы свободного движения подвижной массы при отсутствии потерь энергии. Рассчитываются угловые интервалы устойчивости движения подвижной массы в электростатическом поле в зависимости от параметра асимметрии дифференциальной системы и от частоты свободных колебаний.
Ключевые слова: гравиинерциальные датчики, емкостной дифференциальный сенсор, эффект зали-пания, асимметрия дифференциального сенсора.
DOI: 10.21122/2220-9506-2016-7-1-16-23
Адрес для переписки:
Джилавдари И.
Белорусский национальный технический университет, пр. Независимости, 65, 220013, г. Минск, Беларусь e-mail:[email protected]
Для цитирования:
Gilavdary I., Mekid S., Riznookaya N., Abdul Sater A.
Static and dynamic stability of gravi-inertial sensors with capacitive
differential system of sensitivity adjustment.
Приборы и методы измерений.
2016. - Т. 7, № 1. - С. 16-23.
DOI: 10.21122/2220-9506-2016-7-1-16-23
Address for correspondence:
Gilavdary I.
Belarusian National Technical University, Nezavisimosty Ave., 65, 220013, Minsk, Belarus e-mail:[email protected]
For citation:
Gilavdary I., Mekid S., Riznookaya N., Abdul Sater A.
Static and dynamic stability of gravi-inertial sensors with capacitive
differential system of sensitivity adjustment.
Pribory i metody izmerenj [Devices and Methods of Measurements],
2016, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 16-23.
DOI: 10.21122/2220-9506-2016-7-1-16-23
