Design and fabrication of mirco-pendulum accelerometer

• Main Author: Yen, Jeffrey Zi Jian.
• Other Authors: Christopher Shearwood
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Prototyping
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38918
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this project, a prototype of a micro-pendulum accelerometer was designed and fabricated. The prototype purpose is to simulate a micro-pendulum accelerometer to be fixed in a smart pen. The prototype, consisting of a pendulum structure, a hanging proof-mass and a capacitive plate, was design to be...