Design and analysis of MEMS high sensitive capacitive pressure sensor
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
In this study, MEMS high sensitive capacitive pressure sensor based on poly-silicon diaphragm have been designed and analysed by using COMSOL Multiphysics Software. Three sensor designs: clamped, 8 slotted and 4 slotted with and without Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating were tested and compared to understand the sensitivity and deflection of the sensors. The pressure sensor was designed to evaluate the pressure in ranges of 0-60 mmHg which is in the range of Intraocular Pressure (IOP) for glaucoma. The capacitive pressure sensor is design using different structures of the diaphragm and it is identified that 4 slotted square diaphragms gives the highest sensitivities amongst the presented design. By coating the diaphragm and adding slots into the diaphragm, the displacement improves while mechanical and capacitance sensitivities increase.
Keywords
Capacitive pressure sensor, Clamped and slotted haphragm, Glaucoma, Intraocular pressure, MEMS, Sensitivity
Divisions
fac_eng
Funders
University of Malaya and the collaboration with Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin under research grant PRPUM (CG023-2014) and RAGS grant (RAGS/2013/UNNISZA/SGO2/1)
Publication Title
Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Volume
11
Issue
12
Publisher
Medwell Journals