...Simon Desrochers; Damiano Pasini; Jorge Angeles This work focuses on the multi-objective optimization of a compliant-mechanism accelerometer. The design objective is to maximize the sensitivity of the accelerometer in its sensing direction, while minimizing its sensitivity in all other directions...

.... In addition, the effect of the capacitance of the rectifier circuit on charging time was also investigated. Finally, the EH was also used to drive an accelerometer using only energy that was harvested from ambient vibration. The accelerometer was continuously and successfully operated when the persistent...

... such mechanisms. The motivation of this work is to increase the sensitivity of a micromachined capacitive accelerometer and a minute mechanical force sensor using DaCMs. A lumped spring-mass-lever (SML) model, which effectively captures the effects of appending a DaCM to a sensor, is introduced. This model...