Twin-mass accelerometer optimization to reduce the package stresses

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-207

  Plaza, José A ^a   Esteve, Jaume ^a   Cané, Carles ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMAL STRESS;

ENCAPSULATION STRESSES; TWIN MASS ACCELEROMETERS;

ACCELEROMETERS;

EID: 0033881903     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(99)00312-X     Document Type: Article

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