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S&M938 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2013.879 Published: August 26, 2013 Novel Wireless Thermal Convection Angular Accelerometer Integrated with Radio Frequency Identification Tag [PDF] Jium-Ming Lin, Cheng-Hung Lin and Hung-Han Lu (Received November 5, 2012; Accepted February 4, 2013) Keywords: angular accelerometer, RFID tag, flexible substrate, hemispherical chamber, xenon gas
Five novel ideas are proposed to integrate a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with a thermal convection angular accelerometer on a flexible substrate. The first idea is that this device has no movable parts; therefore, it is very reliable. The second idea is that the thermal conductivity of flexible substrates, such as plastic or polyimide, is much lower than that of silicon, and thus, it can save more power and is very useful for mobile operations. The third new idea is to apply xenon gas to the chamber to conduct heat instead of CO2 conventionally used, which can oxidize the heater and thermal sensors, while the inert gas xenon cannot. The fourth new idea is the use of a hemispherical chamber; it is more streamlined with less drag to yield quicker responses. The fifth new idea is to integrate an angular accelerometer with the RFID tag on the same flexible substrate; thus, the device becomes a more useful wireless sensor. Compared with a device fabricated using a rectangular chamber filled with CO2, we noted that the linearity, sensitivity, and response time of step-input angular acceleration are better for the proposed device. The sensitivity is 71.4 ℃/(rad/s2) and the response time is 60 μs.
Corresponding author: Jium-Ming LinCite this article Jium-Ming Lin, Cheng-Hung Lin and Hung-Han Lu, Novel Wireless Thermal Convection Angular Accelerometer Integrated with Radio Frequency Identification Tag, Sens. Mater., Vol. 25, No. 6, 2013, p. 443-448. |