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In this chapter we will investigate the design of vibratory accelerometers. Their underlying physical principle is that the transverse resonant frequency of a string or bar depends on the tensile stress, and the stress can be made a function of acceleration by fixing a proof mass to the string or bar. We will examine the design of two versions of vibrating beam accelerometers (VBAs) and describe their performance models. We will also consider a recent micromachined silicon version.
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Lawrence, A. (1998). Vibrating Beam Accelerometers. In: Modern Inertial Technology. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1734-3_6
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