Factory Oriented Technique for Thermal Drift Compensation in MEMS Capacitive Accelerometers
Resumen: Capacitive MEMS accelerometers have a high thermal sensitivity that drifts the output when subjected to changes in temperature. To improve their performance in applications with thermal variations, it is necessary to compensate for these effects. These drifts can be compensated using a lightweight algorithm by knowing the characteristic thermal parameters of the accelerometer (Temperature Drift of Bias and Temperature Drift of Scale Factor). These parameters vary in each accelerometer and axis, making an individual calibration necessary. In this work, a simple and fast calibration method that allows the characteristic parameters of the three axes to be obtained simultaneously through a single test is proposed. This method is based on the study of two specific orientations, each at two temperatures. By means of the suitable selection of the orientations and the temperature points, the data obtained can be extrapolated to the entire working range of the accelerometer. Only a mechanical anchor and a heat source are required to perform the calibration. This technique can be scaled to calibrate multiple accelerometers simultaneously. A lightweight algorithm is used to analyze the test data and obtain the compensation parameters. This algorithm stores only the most relevant data, reducing memory and computing power requirements. This allows it to be run in real time on a low-cost microcontroller during testing to obtain compensation parameters immediately. This method is aimed at mass factory calibration, where individual calibration with traditional methods may not be an adequate option. The proposed method has been compared with a traditional calibration using a six-sided orthogonal die and a thermal camera. The average difference between the compensations according to both techniques is 0.32 mg/°C, calculated on an acceleration of 1 G; the maximum deviation being 0.6 mg/°C.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.3390/ecsa-8-11299
Año: 2021
Publicado en: Engineering proceedings (Basel) 10, 1 (2021), 8-11299 [7 pp.]
ISSN: 2673-4591

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)
Área (Departamento): Área Tecnología Electrónica (Dpto. Ingeniería Electrón.Com.)

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