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Tunneling Tip Protection for a Bulk Micromachined Accelerometer

Hartley, F.T.·Wang, J.·McClelland, B.·Zavracky, P.M.
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Ultrasensitive accelerometers (on the order of 10-8 g) are needed by NASA for the measurement of orbital drag, and for seismic measurements on other planets. Silicon micromachined devices are attractive because they are light weight and smaller than conventional accelerometers. A method is presented here for fabricating a bulk micromachined accelerometer which incorporates a tunneling tip.

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Hartley, F.T., Wang, J., McClelland, B., Zavracky, P.M.. 1995-01-01. Tunneling Tip Protection for a Bulk Micromachined Accelerometer. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210004027

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