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A flow-sensing velocity microphone

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Abstract

A microphone is described having a sensing element driven by viscous forces due to the fluctuating velocity of the air in a sound field. Unlike typical microphones having pressure-sensing diaphragm, thin microfabricated beams or thin porous plates are used to detect acoustic flow. The structures are designed to maximize the effects of viscosity on their motion. To transduce the motion into an electronic signal, a new capacitive sensing approach is utilized that imposes minimal electrostatic force, enabling the sensor to be highly compliant without being affected by the use of large bias voltages.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728116341
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2019
Event18th IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019 - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Oct 27 2019Oct 30 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume2019-October

Conference

Conference18th IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period10/27/1910/30/19

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