WO2010058601A1 - 静電容量型力学量センサ素子及び力学量センサ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element and a mechanical quantity sensor using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an element suitable for a sensor that detects a three-dimensional mechanical quantity based on a change in capacitance between electrodes, and a mechanical quantity sensor using the element.
- a capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor generally detects a change in electrostatic capacity between two parallel electrodes facing each other and measures a mechanical quantity.
- a frame 104 that is a peripheral wall forming the hollow portion 107, a weight 106, and a flexible material that supports the weight 106 so as to be positioned in the hollow portion 107.
- a weight support structure 101 composed of a portion 105, an upper glass substrate 102 and a lower glass substrate 103 sandwiching the weight support structure 101 from above and below, and a drive electrode 109 disposed on the upper glass substrate 102 so as to face the weight 106.
- a fixed electrode 110 and detects a change in posture of the weight 106 based on a change in capacitance between the fixed electrode 110 and the weight 106.
- the mechanical quantity sensor element of Patent Document 1 since the electrodes are arranged on the hard upper glass substrate 102, the arrangement of the electrodes is maintained in a planar state, and the flexible portion 105 formed as two orthogonal axes. Therefore, for example, a complicated twist caused by a horizontal shift, a vertical contraction, a rotational displacement around a vertical axis, or a resultant force of each axial direction, or these There is a problem that a mechanical quantity such as a stress corresponding to the displacement cannot be detected.
- the mechanical quantity sensor element of Patent Document 1 constitutes a casing composed of a peripheral wall frame 104, an upper glass substrate 102, and a lower glass substrate 103 that form a hollow portion 107 for allowing the inclination of the weight 106. Since the weight 106 is supported so as to float in the hollow portion 107 inside the housing, the structure as a sensor element is very complicated, and there is a problem that it takes time to manufacture and leads to an increase in cost. . In addition, since the structure is very complicated, it is difficult to suppress variations in quality among individuals in the manufacturing process, and it may be difficult to maintain detection accuracy as a sensor element.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element that can be used for various purposes without being limited in use.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a capacitive mechanical quantity sensor element capable of detecting a wide variety of mechanical quantities.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a mechanical quantity sensor that can be used for various applications and that can calculate a wide variety of mechanical quantities.
- the capacitance-type mechanical quantity sensor element according to claim 1 has a base material having at least a pair of opposing surfaces having electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity. And at least one electrode disposed on one surface of the pair of surfaces of the substrate and at least one electrode disposed on the other surface of the pair of surfaces, and disposed on the one surface. The capacitance between the electrodes is detected for each combination of two electrodes selected one by one from the electrodes arranged on the other surface.
- the capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element of the present invention includes a base material having at least a pair of opposing surfaces having electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity, and one of the pair of surfaces of the base material.
- a base material having at least a pair of opposing surfaces having electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity, and one of the pair of surfaces of the base material.
- the electrodes are arranged on the substrate having mechanical elasticity, so that the movable space of the electrodes for generating the change in capacitance is formed. There is no need to separately provide a highly rigid housing. Moreover, according to these capacitance-type mechanical quantity sensor elements, the elastic characteristics of the base material on which the electrodes are arranged can be adjusted by selecting the material of the base material.
- the capacitive mechanical quantity sensor element of a preferred embodiment two selected from each of the four electrodes on one surface and the four electrodes on the other surface of the pair of surfaces of the substrate.
- a total of sixteen combinations for each electrode combination constitute 16 pairs of capacitive sensor elements, and a change in capacitance in 16 directions is detected.
- a total of 16 combinations are possible by combining each of the four electrodes on one surface with each of the four electrodes on the other surface.
- the electrode is constituted by a flexible printed board.
- the entire surface is sealed with a protective film.
- the mechanical quantity sensor according to claim 5 is disposed on one surface of the pair of surfaces of the base material having at least a pair of opposing surfaces having electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity.
- An arithmetic device having means and means for calculating the torsional moment of the substrate using the rotation angle is provided.
- the mechanical quantity sensor of the present invention is disposed on one surface of the base material having at least a pair of opposing surfaces having electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity, and the base material.
- Four electrodes and four electrodes disposed on the other surface of the pair of surfaces at positions facing the four electrodes of the one surface, respectively, and the four electrodes on the one surface and the other electrode Capacitance value data measured and output by a capacitive mechanical quantity sensor element that detects the capacitance between the electrodes for each combination of two electrodes selected from each of the four electrodes on the surface And means for calculating the positions of the four electrodes disposed on the other surface of the pair of surfaces with respect to the four electrodes disposed on one surface of the pair of surfaces using the capacitance value data And based on the position of the four electrodes, Means for calculating the center position, means for calculating the rotation angle of the other surface with respect to one surface based on the positions of the four electrodes, and calculating the stress of the substrate using the center position of the four electrodes It is preferable to provide
- a capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element that has a simple structure, a structure that can be reduced in thickness and reduced in size, and that can be used in contact with a flexible curved surface, for example, is used. Therefore, the application is not limited and can be used for various applications.
- the mechanical quantity sensor for each combination of two electrodes, one selected from each of the four electrodes on one surface and the four electrodes on the other surface of the pair of surfaces of the substrate. Since the capacitance value data in 16 directions is input, unlike the conventional sensor that measures the displacement of each of the three axes of X, Y, and Z at most, information on the 16 directions To calculate various mechanical quantities such as horizontal displacement, vertical contraction, rotational displacement around the vertical axis, displacement and twist while tilting with respect to the vertical axis, and stress corresponding to these displacements. It can be measured.
- the capacitance-type mechanical quantity sensor element of the present invention since the structure is such that the electrode is directly attached to the base material, the sensor element itself can be made simple and can be made thin and downsized. Can do. In addition, since a highly rigid housing / frame for forming a movable space of the electrode for generating a change in capacitance is not required, the sensor itself can be made flexible and flexible. Therefore, it can be used for various purposes without being restricted by the installation location and space, and the versatility can be improved. In addition, it is possible to improve the detection accuracy as a sensor element by suppressing variation in quality among individuals in the manufacturing process.
- the capacitance-type mechanical quantity sensor element of the present invention it is possible to adjust the elastic characteristic of the base material on which the electrode is arranged by selecting the material of the base material. It is possible to improve the detection accuracy of the mechanical quantity even if it is fine.
- one is selected from each of the four electrodes on one surface of the pair of surfaces of the base material and the four electrodes on the other surface. If the correlation between the change in capacitance between the electrodes for each combination of two electrodes and the amount of displacement in each axial direction or around the axis is obtained in advance, the horizontal displacement, vertical shrinkage, and vertical axis Various mechanical quantities can be measured such as rotational displacement around the axis, displacement and twist while tilting with respect to the vertical axis, and stress corresponding to these displacements. For example, mechanical quantities can be measured up to now. It is possible to provide useful information and contribute to the elucidation of phenomena that could not be elucidated due to lack of such information.
- the capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element of the third aspect it is possible to easily manufacture and reduce the labor, so that it is possible to improve versatility and to suppress the manufacturing cost. In addition, it is possible to further improve the detection accuracy as a sensor element by further suppressing the variation in quality among individuals in the manufacturing process.
- the capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element according to claim 4 it is possible to prevent the electrode from being peeled off from the base material and the base material and the electrode from being damaged. Durability can be improved. In addition, since the deterioration of the material of the base material can be prevented, it is possible to improve the durability of the sensor element and to suppress the change in physical characteristics and maintain the detection accuracy.
- the mechanical quantity sensor according to claim 5 it is possible to calculate at least the shrinkage in the vertical direction by arranging one electrode on each of the pair of opposed surfaces, and the pair of opposed surfaces. Depending on the arrangement of the electrodes on each surface, in addition to vertical contraction, it corresponds to horizontal displacement, rotational displacement around the vertical axis, displacement or twist while tilting with respect to the vertical axis, or these displacements Since various mechanical quantities such as stress can be measured, it provides useful information and contributes to the elucidation of phenomena that could not be clarified because, for example, mechanical quantities could not be measured until now. be able to.
- the mechanical quantity sensor described in claim 6 by calculating using information in 16 directions, the displacement in the horizontal direction, the contraction in the vertical direction, the rotational displacement around the vertical axis, and the inclination with respect to the vertical axis. It is possible to calculate various mechanical quantities such as deviations, twists, and stresses corresponding to these displacements. For example, elucidation of phenomena that could not be solved because mechanical quantities could not be measured so far. It is possible to contribute and provide useful information.
- FIG. 1 It is sectional drawing which shows an example of embodiment of the electrostatic capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element of this invention. It is a top view which shows an example of embodiment of the electrostatic capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of embodiment of the mechanical quantity sensor of this invention, and is a figure explaining the functional structure of the circuit into which the signal from a sensor element is input. It is a figure which shows an example of embodiment of the mechanical quantity sensor of this invention, and is a figure explaining the circuit structure to which the signal from a sensor element is input. It is a figure explaining the functional structure of the arithmetic unit of the circuit of this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the process sequence of the arithmetic unit of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a displacement amount ⁇ d and a capacitance change amount ⁇ C between electrodes A-A ′ when a displacement in the compression direction is applied according to the first embodiment. Similarly, it is a diagram showing the relationship between the amount of displacement ⁇ d and the amount of change in capacitance ⁇ C between electrodes A-B ′.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a displacement amount ⁇ d and a capacitance change amount ⁇ C between electrodes A-A ′ when a displacement in a displacement direction in the X-axis direction according to the first embodiment is applied. Similarly, it is a diagram showing the relationship between the amount of displacement ⁇ d and the amount of change in capacitance ⁇ C between electrodes A-B ′.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a displacement amount ⁇ d and a capacitance change amount ⁇ C between electrodes A-A ′ when a displacement in a displacement direction in the Y-axis direction according to the first embodiment is applied. Similarly, it is a diagram showing the relationship between the amount of displacement ⁇ d and the amount of change in capacitance ⁇ C between electrodes A-B ′.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a relationship between a rotation angle ⁇ and a change amount ⁇ C in capacitance between electrodes A-A ′ when a rotational displacement about the Z-axis in Example 1 is given. Similarly, it is a diagram showing a relationship between a rotation angle ⁇ and a change amount ⁇ C in capacitance between electrodes A-B ′.
- the capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element of the present invention includes a base material having at least a pair of opposing surfaces having electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity, and one surface of the pair of surfaces of the base material. And at least one electrode disposed on the other surface of the pair of surfaces, and an electrode disposed on the one surface and an electrode disposed on the other surface The capacitance between the electrodes for each combination of two electrodes selected one by one is detected.
- the mechanical quantity sensor according to the present invention includes means for inputting capacitance value data measured and output by the capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element, and the one surface using the capacitance value data.
- an arithmetic unit having a means for calculating the torsional moment of the base material using the rotation angle.
- the capacitance-type mechanical quantity sensor element 1 of the present embodiment includes a base material 2 having at least a pair of opposed surfaces that have electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity, and one of the pair of surfaces of the base material 2.
- the base material 2 is interposed as an electrical insulator between the electrode 4 disposed on the upper surface and the electrode 4 disposed on the lower surface, and is deformed according to a given mechanical quantity to change the electrostatic capacitance between the electrodes 4.
- the electrode 4 is supported while making it possible to change. That is, the base material 2 is formed of a material having electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity, and is specifically formed of, for example, a gel.
- a gel for example, silicone gel is preferably used as the gel, but other gels such as alumina gel can also be used.
- the base material 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped.
- the material constituting the base material 2 is not limited to a specific material, and any material having electrical insulation and mechanical elasticity can be used as the base material 2.
- the elastic coefficient of the base material 2 based on the magnitude of the mechanical quantity such as the magnitude of force or the magnitude of acceleration that the capacitance-type mechanical quantity sensor element 1 measures, specifically, For example, even if it is a fine mechanical quantity or a mechanical quantity having a considerable size by changing the blending material and blending ratio when manufacturing the base material or selecting the material of the base material It becomes possible to detect and measure accurately.
- the dimension of the base material 2 is not limited to a specific dimension, and is adjusted to an appropriate dimension according to a measurement target, an installation place, and the like.
- the magnitude of the mechanical quantity is adjusted by adjusting the dimensions of the base material 2 based on the magnitude of the mechanical quantity such as the magnitude of force or the magnitude of the displacement that is to be measured by the capacitive mechanical quantity sensor element 1. Regardless of this, the dynamic quantity can be accurately grasped and measured.
- the base material 2 at the time of no load Know the thickness and relative permittivity.
- Electrodes 4 are arranged on the upper surfaces of a pair of opposing surfaces of the base material 2 forming a rectangular parallelepiped so that the center of each electrode is positioned at the vertex of the rectangle, and the electrodes on the upper surface are connected to the lower surfaces of the pair of surfaces.
- four electrodes 4 are arranged. Accordingly, a total of eight electrodes 4 are arranged so that each central position forms a rectangular parallelepiped and a combination of four pairs of electrodes 4 facing each other.
- Each electrode 4 is electrically independent.
- Each electrode 4 is connected to a line 6 for transmitting an electrical signal from each electrode 4. Moreover, you may make it comprise the electrode 4 using a flexible printed circuit board (FPC).
- FPC flexible printed circuit board
- Each electrode 4 constitutes a pair of capacitance type sensor elements between the electrodes on the opposing surfaces which are electrically and independently counter electrodes, and outputs a capacitance value. That is, in the present embodiment, a total of 16 pairs of capacitances are obtained by combining each of the four electrodes 4 disposed on the upper surface of the base material 2 that forms a rectangular parallelepiped and each of the four electrodes 4 disposed on the lower surface.
- a type sensor element is configured.
- the capacitive mechanical quantity sensor element 1 of the present embodiment forms an aggregate of 16 pairs of capacitive sensor elements with the above-described configuration.
- the base material 2 is deformed, and the three-dimensional space between all or a part of the 16 pairs of electrodes 4 depending on the type and form of the deformation. Since the relative positional relationship in FIG. 4 changes and the capacitance changes, the capacitance output by the 16 pairs of capacitive sensor elements shows individual changes in accordance with the type of deformation of the substrate 2.
- the substrate 2 It is possible to measure the various mechanical quantities given to the acting surface to be measured by specifying the type / mode of deformation. Specifically, various mechanical quantities such as shear stress, bending moment, and torsional moment can be measured in addition to vertical stress and horizontal stress.
- the size of each electrode 4 and the distance between them can be detected. Adjusted to range.
- the capacitance type mechanical quantity sensor element 1 of the present embodiment is further covered and sealed with a protective film 5 in order to improve durability.
- the whole substrate 2 and the electrode 4 are packed with an elastomer resin film, preferably an insulating elastomer resin film. Thereby, it is prevented that the electrode 4 is damaged or peeled off from the base material 2 and the base material 2 is altered or damaged.
- the circuit 10 of the present embodiment includes an AD converter 11 to which an output signal from each electrode 4 is input, a channel selector 12 to which an output from the AD converter 11 is input, It has a digital signal processor 13 to which an output from the channel selector 12 is input, and an arithmetic unit 14 to which a signal processed by the digital signal processor 13 is input.
- each electrode 4, four electrodes 4 arranged on one surface of the substrate 2, 4 a, 4 b, 4 c, 4 d and the substrate 2 are opposed to each other.
- the four electrodes 4 arranged on the surface to be performed are also expressed as 4a ′, 4b ′, 4c ′, and 4d ′, respectively.
- the AD converter 11 converts an analog quantity output from each electrode 4 into a digital quantity.
- the AD converter 11 has a channel for each combination of 16 pairs of electrodes. For example, the channel that processes the difference between the electrode 4a and the electrode 4a ′, the electrode 4a and the electrode 4b ′. ,...,..., A channel for processing the difference between the electrode 4d and the electrode 4d ', a total of 16 channels.
- the channel selector 12 has at least channels corresponding to the 16 channels output from the AD converter 11 as input channels. One of the channels is selected and the circuit is switched to perform AD conversion on the digital signal processor 13. The input from the device 11 is sequentially output.
- the arithmetic unit 14 receives a signal output from the channel selector 12 and processed by the digital signal processor 13, and based on the signal, the capacitive mechanical quantity sensor element 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as the sensor element 1 as appropriate). Is used to calculate various mechanical quantities. Specifically, the arithmetic device 14 specifies the type of deformation of the base material 2 based on the change pattern of the electrostatic capacity difference between the 16 pairs of electrodes, and also determines the size of the electrostatic capacity, the elastic coefficient of the base material 2, and the like. Based on the above, the magnitude of the applied load is calculated together with the magnitude of the displacement of each electrode 4.
- the arithmetic device 14 of the present embodiment includes a signal input receiving unit 14 a as means for inputting capacitance value data that is a signal processed by the digital signal processor 13, and an input static signal. Using the capacitance value data, the center position of each of the four electrodes disposed on the lower surface when the center position of the four electrodes disposed on the upper surface of the pair of surfaces of the sensor element 1 is used as the origin is calculated.
- An electrode position calculator 14b as means, an electrode center position calculator 14c as means for calculating the center position of the four electrodes arranged on the lower surface based on the calculated center position of each electrode, and each calculated A rotation angle calculator 14d as means for calculating the rotation angle of the lower surface relative to the upper surface of the pair of surfaces of the sensor element 1 based on the center position of the electrode, and the rotation angle calculating unit 14d disposed on the calculated lower surface
- a stress calculator 14e as a means for calculating the stress of the sensor element 1 using the center position of the two electrodes
- a moment calculator 14f as a means for calculating the torsional moment of the sensor element 1 using the calculated rotation angle
- the output unit 14g as means for outputting data such as the calculated stress and torsional moment to the external device 15 and a memory space that is a work area when the calculation device 14 executes various controls and calculations.
- the memory 14m is, for example, a RAM (an abbreviation for Random Access Memory IV).
- the arithmetic unit 14 calculates various mechanical quantities according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 using the capacitance value data between 16 pairs of electrodes.
- FIG. 7 shows the setting of a three-dimensional axis used as a position representation in the following description.
- the surface on which the electrodes A, B, C, and D are disposed is referred to as the upper surface
- the surface on which the electrodes A ′, B ′, C ′, and D ′ are disposed is referred to as the lower surface.
- the center position of the four electrodes A ', B', C ', D' on the lower surface is the origin O
- the horizontal axes are the X and Y axes
- the vertical axis is the Z axis.
- the direction of the arrow is the positive direction of each axis.
- the position coordinates in the description here are given as having a scale of length, and the absolute value of the position coordinates is synonymous with length and distance.
- the signal input receiving unit 14a receives capacitance value data from the digital signal processor 13 (S1).
- the signal input receiving unit 14a sequentially combines one of the upper electrodes A, B, C, D and one of the lower electrodes A ′, B ′, C ′, D ′. Capacitance value data for a total of 16 electrodes formed by the above is input.
- the signal input receiving unit 14a stores the input capacitance value data in the memory 14m in association with the measured electrode combination.
- the sensor element when using the sensor element, the sensor element is displaced by a predetermined amount to actually measure the capacitance between the electrodes, and the verification between the measured value and the theoretical value is performed.
- the measured capacitance value may be calibrated and used for subsequent processing.
- an actual measurement value 21 of the capacitance C between the electrodes for each displacement amount ⁇ d obtained by actual measurement while displacing the sensor element is used as the design value or physical value of the sensor element.
- calibration is performed so as to match the theoretical value 20 of the capacitance C corresponding to the displacement amount ⁇ d calculated based on the characteristics.
- a plurality of actually measured values are selected, and the slope a and intercept b of the approximate straight line are obtained when linear approximation is performed so that the difference from the theoretical value corresponding to the actually measured value is minimized (FIG. 8B). Then, the inclination a and the intercept b of the approximate line are used as the inclination a and the intercept b of an expression for calibrating the measured capacitance value input to the signal input receiving unit 14a (hereinafter also referred to as a calibration expression as appropriate). . That is, Formula 1 is used as a calibration formula.
- C c capacitance after calibration
- C m measured value of capacitance
- a a coefficient representing the slope of the approximate straight line
- b Coefficient representing the intercept of the approximate straight line and representing the coefficient of the intercept of the calibration equation.
- the calibration formula is estimated by obtaining an approximate straight line, but the number of combinations of the theoretical value and the actual measurement value used for the estimation of the calibration formula is not limited to three, and any combination of at least two sets. It may be. Further, the calibration equation may be estimated separately for a case where the displacement amount ⁇ d is a positive value and a case where the displacement amount ⁇ d is a negative value.
- FIG. 9 shows an example of calibration of measured values by applying a calibration formula.
- FIG. 9A shows a situation in which the theoretical value 20 and the measured value 21 of the electrostatic capacitance when a predetermined displacement is applied are different in the magnitude and the inclination of the transition, and a difference is seen between the two. Then, when the calibration equation represented by Equation 1 is obtained from the relationship between the theoretical value 20 and the actual measurement value 21 and the calibration equation is applied to the actual measurement value, a value 22 that calibrates the measurement value that matches the theoretical value 20 is obtained ( FIG. 9B).
- the meaning of calibrating a measured value using a calibration formula is considered as follows. That is, the measured value of the electrostatic capacity is often larger than the theoretical value in many cases. This is considered to be caused by, for example, an increase in effective area due to the area of the line 6 of the sensor element 1 or the influence of parasitic capacitance. That is, it is considered that the capacitance as a result of the relationship expressed by Formula 2 is observed as an actual measurement value.
- Equation 2 is transformed as Equation 3 so that the influence given to the observed capacitance value is eliminated as much as possible, and the slope corresponding to the coefficient 1 / A of Equation 3 is obtained. It is useful to calibrate the measurement using an equation having an intercept b corresponding to the constant -p / A with a.
- the actually measured capacitance value may be calibrated using Equation 1 and used in subsequent processing.
- the electrode position calculation unit 14b calculates the center position of each electrode on the upper surface using the capacitance value data for each electrode input in the process of S1 (S2).
- the center position coordinates of the electrode A ′ in the state where no load or load is applied to the sensor element 1 are expressed as (x coordinate, y coordinate).
- Z coordinate) ( ⁇ , ⁇ , 0).
- the center position coordinate of the electrode B ′ in the initial state is ( ⁇ , ⁇ , 0)
- the center position coordinate of the electrode D ′ is ( ⁇ , ⁇ , 0).
- ⁇ is known as a design value of the sensor element 1.
- the sensor element 1 is deformed from the initial state when the upper surface is compressed in the z-axis direction or displaced in the x-axis direction or the y-axis direction with respect to the lower surface, and the center position coordinate of the electrode D on the upper surface is ( x D, y D, and displaced z D).
- the dielectric constant ⁇ 0 of the vacuum is known as a general physical constant
- the relative dielectric constant ⁇ r of the substrate and the area S of the electrode are known as design values of the sensor element.
- the capacitance C is known as a measured value.
- the distance d DA ′ between the upper electrode D and the lower electrode A ′ is calculated by Equation 6.
- CDA ′ is a capacitance between the upper electrode D and the lower electrode A ′.
- the electrode position calculation unit 14b reads the capacitance value data for each electrode stored in the memory 14m in the process of S1 from the memory 14m, and uses Equation 6 to calculate the distance d between the electrodes for each electrode. To calculate. Note that the values of the dielectric constant ⁇ 0 of vacuum, the relative dielectric constant ⁇ r of the substrate 2 of the sensor element 1, and the area S of the electrodes are stored in advance in, for example, the memory 14m.
- the electrode position calculation unit 14b substitutes the distance d between the electrodes calculated by Expression 6 into Expressions 4a to 4c, and x D , y D , and z D are unknown numbers in Expressions 4a to 4c after the substitution. by solving the simultaneous equations determine the x D, y D, z D .
- ⁇ is known as a design value of the sensor element 1.
- the value of ⁇ is stored in advance in the memory 14m.
- the center position coordinates (x D , y D , z D ) of the electrode D after the upper surface is displaced with respect to the lower surface are obtained.
- the electrode position calculation unit 14b performs center position coordinates (x A , y A , z A ), (x B , y B , z B ) of the electrodes A, B, and C on the upper surface after being displaced, (X C , y C , z C ) is calculated. Then, the electrode position calculation unit 14b stores the calculated center position coordinates of each electrode on the upper surface in the memory 14m in association with each electrode.
- the electrode center position calculation unit 14c calculates the center positions of the four electrodes on the upper surface after displacement based on the center positions of the respective electrodes calculated in the process of S2 (S3).
- the electrode center position calculation unit 14c reads the center position coordinates for each of the electrodes A, B, C, and D stored in the memory 14m in the process of S2 from the memory 14m, and calculates the center position coordinates for each of these electrodes. The coordinates of the center position M of the four electrodes A, B, C, D on the upper surface are calculated. Then, the electrode center position calculation unit 14c causes the memory 14m to describe the coordinates of the calculated center position M of the four electrodes A, B, C, and D on the upper surface.
- the rotation angle calculation unit 14d calculates the rotation angle of the upper surface with respect to the lower surface based on the center position of each electrode calculated in the process of S2 and the center position M of the upper electrode calculated in the process of S3. (S4).
- the rotation angle when the upper surface of the sensor element 1 is shifted in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction with respect to the lower surface and rotated about the z-axis direction is the result of the processing of S2 and S3. Can be used to calculate.
- the upper surface of the sensor element 1 in the initial state is displaced with respect to the lower surface, so that the center position of the electrode A in the initial state is shifted in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction.
- the point moves to the point Ag and further rotates around the z-axis direction that is, the base material 2 is twisted
- the point Agr moves to the point Agr.
- the center point M in the initial state of the upper surface of the sensor element 1 (which is located on the X-axis / Y-axis plane coincides with the origin O of the lower surface) is moved to the point Mg by displacement, and further rotated to the point Mgr. Move to.
- the point Mg coincides with the point Mgr.
- a point on the x-axis direction point Ag side from the points Mg and Mgr is defined as a point Mh.
- the rotation angle ⁇ about the z-axis direction of the upper surface of the sensor element 1 is an angle formed by the straight line Mg-Ag and the straight line Mg-Agr.
- Expression 7 is established when attention is paid to the geometrical relationship of the figure represented by the broken line in the figure.
- the broken line in the figure represents a state in which the electrode on the upper surface in the initial state has moved by shifting in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction, and the center point M of the four electrodes on the upper surface in the initial state and the electrode A
- the upper surface in the initial state is shifted by x 0 in the x-axis direction and y 0 in the y-axis direction, and rotated about the z-axis direction as an axis, so that the x coordinate of the center point Agr of the electrode A is Since the x 2 and y coordinates are y 2 , Expression 8 is established for the angle ⁇ 2 formed by the straight line Mgr-Agr and the straight line Mgr-Mh.
- the rotation angle calculation unit 14 d reads a value of ⁇ that is known as a design value of the sensor element 1 and is stored in advance in the memory 14 m, for example, and calculates the magnitude of the angle ⁇ 1 using Equation 7.
- the rotation angle calculation unit 14d calculates the center position coordinates of each upper electrode stored in the memory 14m in the process of S2 and the center position M of the upper four electrodes stored in the memory 14m in the process of S3. read coordinates from memory 14m, and calculates the magnitude of the angle theta 2 by equation 8.
- the rotation angle can be calculated by paying attention to any one of the four electrodes A, B, C, and D on the upper surface.
- the stress calculation unit 14e calculates the vertical stress and the shear stress of the base material of the sensor element using the center position M of the four electrodes on the upper surface calculated in the process of S3 (S5).
- E longitudinal elastic modulus (Young's modulus) of the substrate
- ⁇ normal strain, respectively.
- the thickness t of the base material in the initial state is known as a design value.
- the coordinates of the center position M of the four electrodes on the upper surface after displacement are calculated in the process of S3, the base material is compressed from the thickness t in the initial state and the z coordinate of the position of the electrode center M after displacement.
- the calculated distance ⁇ d is calculated.
- G transverse elastic modulus (lateral elastic modulus) of the substrate
- ⁇ shear strain
- ⁇ distance [m] that the upper surface of the substrate is displaced in the x-axis direction or the y-axis direction
- t thickness of base material [m] Respectively.
- the thickness t of the base material in the initial state is known as a design value.
- the coordinates of the center position M of the four electrodes on the upper surface after displacement are calculated in the process of S3, the distance ⁇ shifted in the x-axis direction or the y-axis direction is also known.
- the stress calculation unit 14e reads the coordinates of the center position M of the four electrodes on the upper surface stored in the memory 14m in the process of S3 from the memory 14m, and calculates the vertical strain ⁇ by Equation 10. Furthermore, the stress calculation unit 14e calculates the vertical stress ⁇ by using the calculated vertical strain ⁇ and the longitudinal elastic modulus E according to Equation 9.
- the value of the base material thickness t and the value of the longitudinal elastic modulus E are known as design values of the sensor element 1 and are stored in advance in the memory 14m, for example.
- the stress calculation unit 14e reads the coordinates of the center position M of the four electrodes on the upper surface stored in the memory 14m in the process of S3 from the memory 14m, and calculates the shear strain ⁇ by Expression 12. Further, the stress calculation unit 14e calculates the shear stress ⁇ by the equation 11 using the calculated shear strain ⁇ and the transverse elastic modulus G. Note that the value of the lateral elastic modulus G is known as a design value of the sensor element 1 and is stored in advance in the memory 14m, for example.
- the shear stress ⁇ is calculated separately for each of the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction. At that time, among the coordinates of the center position M of the four electrodes on the upper surface, the x coordinate is used for calculating the shear stress in the x axis direction, and the y coordinate is used for calculating the shear stress in the y axis direction.
- the calculated vertical stress ⁇ may be multiplied by the cross-sectional area of the base material (ie, the xy plane cross-sectional area) to calculate the force per base material area (ie, the vertical load).
- the force per base material area (that is, the horizontal load) may be calculated by multiplying the shearing stress ⁇ thus applied and the vertical cross-sectional area (that is, the xz plane cross-sectional area) of the base material.
- the stress calculation unit 14e stores the values of the calculated vertical stress ⁇ (and the vertical load per base material area) and the shear stress ⁇ in the x-axis direction and the y-axis direction (and the horizontal load per base material area) in the memory 14m.
- the moment calculator 14f calculates the torsional moment of the sensor element using the rotation angle calculated in the process of S4 (S6).
- the torsional moment T is generally calculated by Equation 13.
- G transverse elastic modulus of the substrate
- I p cross-sectional secondary pole moment of the substrate
- ⁇ twist angle
- t thickness of substrate (ie height) Respectively.
- the cross-sectional secondary pole moment I p of the base material is calculated by the vertical length and the horizontal length of the cross-section of the base material (that is, the xy plane cross-section), the dimensions of the base material are known as design values. , Calculated as a default value.
- the moment calculation unit 14f reads the value of the rotation angle ⁇ stored in the memory 14m from the memory 14m in the process of S4, and sets the value of the rotation angle ⁇ as the torsion angle angle ⁇ according to Equation 13 as follows. Is calculated. Note that the values of the transverse elastic modulus G, the cross-sectional secondary pole moment I p , and the thickness t of the base material are stored in advance in the memory 14m, for example.
- the moment calculation unit 14f stores the calculated value of the torsion moment T in the memory 14m.
- the output unit 14g further processes data such as normal stress ⁇ , shear stress ⁇ , and torsion moment T stored in the memory 14m, for example, a storage medium, a display device, and data according to a required mode.
- Output to an external device 15 such as a processing device for the purpose (S7).
- the capacitance-type mechanical quantity sensor element 1 of the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to detect a wide variety of mechanical quantities while having a simple structure and a structure that can be reduced in size. It can be used in various applications without being limited such as being able to be used in contact with a curved surface.
- the shape of the base material is a cube, but the shape of the base material is not limited to this, and for example, a disk, a cylindrical body, a drum as long as it has at least two parallel parallel surfaces. , A part having a curved surface such as a drum shape may be used.
- the electrode 4 is directly affixed on the base material 2, when using the thing which does not have electrical insulation as the base material 2, the board member which has electrical insulation is used as a base material. It is good also as a structure interposed between electrodes.
- the electrode 4 is arranged so that the center of each electrode is located at a rectangular vertex position, but the arrangement of the electrode 4 is not limited to this. That is, it does not have to be a strict rectangle, and a trapezoid or a parallelogram may be used as long as the distance between the electrodes 4 is not too far and the correlation with the displacement is obtained.
- the four electrodes 4 are arranged on the upper surface of the pair of surfaces of the base material 2 and the four electrodes 4 are also arranged on the lower surface, but the number of electrodes 4 is limited to this. It is not a thing, and it may be less or more than four. That is, if at least one electrode 4 is arranged on each surface, it is not necessary to provide a highly rigid housing, so the sensor element itself can be made simple and thin, and can be downsized. It can be set as a sensor which has flexibility and exhibits the elastic characteristic according to the measuring object.
- a plurality of electrodes 4 are arranged on each of the pair of surfaces of the base material 2, the distance between the electrodes for each combination of two electrodes selected one by one from the plurality of electrodes 4 on each surface Therefore, depending on how the electrodes 4 are arranged, it is possible to calculate by using the information on the capacitance for each of a plurality of pairs of electrodes.
- a sensor capable of calculating a mechanical quantity such as rotational displacement around the vertical axis, displacement or twist while tilting with respect to the vertical axis, or stress corresponding to these displacements can be obtained.
- At least three electrodes 4 are arranged on each surface, horizontal displacement, vertical contraction, rotational displacement around the vertical axis, displacement or twist while tilting with respect to the vertical axis. Or it can be set as the sensor which can calculate mechanical quantities, such as the stress corresponding to these displacements.
- a rectangular parallelepiped substrate 2 having a length of 10 mm, a width of 10 mm, and a height of 5 mm was formed using silicone gel.
- the electrodes were formed from a flexible printed circuit board.
- the size of one electrode is 3.5 mm square.
- the electrode 4 used in this example is shown in FIG. 11A.
- the arrangement of the electrodes 4 on each of the pair of surfaces of the sensor element of the present embodiment used in the following description and codes (A, B, C, D, A ′, B ′ for identifying each electrode 4) , C ′, D ′), and the setting of the three-dimensional axis used to represent the position in the following description is shown in FIG. 11B.
- the surface on which the electrodes A, B, C, and D are disposed is referred to as the upper surface
- the surface on which the electrodes A ′, B ′, C ′, and D ′ are disposed is referred to as the lower surface.
- the center position of the four electrodes A ', B', C ', D' on the lower surface is the origin O
- the horizontal axes are the X and Y axes
- the vertical axis is the Z axis.
- the direction of the arrow is the positive direction of each axis.
- the position coordinates in the description here are given as having a scale of length, and the absolute value of the position coordinates is synonymous with length and distance.
- the lower surface of the sensor element is gradually applied with a displacement of compression in the Z-axis direction, a displacement of displacement in the X- and Y-axis directions, or a rotation or twisting displacement with the Z-axis as the center.
- the change in capacitance between the electrodes was measured.
- the compression displacement was in the range of 0 to 3 [mm]
- the displacement of displacement was in the range of -3 to +3 [mm]
- the rotation displacement about the Z axis was in the range of -30 to +30 [degree (also expressed as deg)].
- the electrostatic capacity was measured 0.2 mm for compression, 0.4 mm for deviation, and the origin position, and every 3 degrees for rotation.
- a total of 16 electrodes are formed by sequentially combining one of the upper electrodes A, B, C and D and one of the lower electrodes A ′, B ′, C ′ and D ′. I went every hour.
- the initial state the difference between the capacitance between the electrodes before giving displacement (hereinafter referred to as the initial state) and the capacitance measured sequentially while gradually giving displacement, that is, change in displacement and capacitance Organized the relationship between quantity.
- the initial amount of displacement and the amount of change in capacitance are zero, that is, the origin, the vertical axis is the amount of change ⁇ C [pF], and the horizontal axis is the amount of displacement.
- the measurement data was organized as ⁇ d [mm] or rotation angle ⁇ [deg].
- the measurement is performed three times under the same conditions, and the figure is arranged so that the width of the measurement value in the three measurements can be understood.
- the capacitance change between the electrodes in the positional relationship facing each other in the vertical direction in the initial state such as between the electrodes AA ′ and BB ′, is between the electrodes in other positional relationships. It was confirmed that it was larger than the change in the electrostatic capacity.
- a change in electrostatic capacitance between electrodes that are diagonal to each other in a rectangular parallelepiped and straddling the Y axis, such as between electrodes AC ′ and BD ′, is represented by electrode A ⁇ . It was larger than the change in capacitance between electrodes in a positional relationship that does not cross the Y axis, such as between D ′ and between electrodes BC ′. This is considered to be due to the influence that the electrode pattern of this example is symmetric with respect to the X axis.
- the curve representing the change in capacitance between the electrodes AA ′, BB ′, CC ′, and DD ′ that are in a positional relationship facing each other in the vertical direction is:
- the maximum capacitance that is, peak
- ⁇ d the capacitance decreases in accordance with the increase in the absolute value of the displacement amount, resulting in an upwardly convex and generally symmetrical curve. confirmed.
- the change in capacitance between the electrodes AB ′, BA ′, CD ′, and DC ′ indicates that both electrodes are arranged in parallel to the X-axis direction ⁇ It was confirmed that the deviation in the X-axis direction in the range of 3 to +3 mm shows a linear tendency because both electrodes keep approaching or separating.
- the change in capacitance between electrodes AD ′, between BC ′, between CB ′, and between DA ′ is in the initial state between the electrodes in the positional relationship facing vertically in the vertical direction.
- the amount of change in capacitance between electrodes AD ′, between BC ′, between DA ′, and between CB ′ is between the electrodes that are in a positional relationship facing each other in the vertical direction in the initial state.
- the amount of change in capacitance between the electrodes AB ′, DC ′, BA ′, and CD ′ was very small.
- the capacitance between the electrodes AC ′, BD ′, between CA ′, and between DB ′ in the diagonal position of the rectangular parallelepiped increases as they approach each other. As the value approaches, the degree of change (that is, the rate of change) becomes gentler. In addition, the change in capacitance between electrodes A-C ', B-D', C-A ', and D-B' was very small.
- the curves showing the change in capacitance between the electrodes AA ′, BB ′, CC ′, and DD ′ that are in a positional relationship facing each other in the vertical direction are:
- the maximum capacitance that is, peak
- ⁇ d the capacitance decreases in accordance with the increase in the absolute value of the displacement amount, resulting in an upwardly convex and generally symmetrical curve. confirmed.
- each electrode is arranged in parallel to the Y-axis direction ⁇ It was confirmed that the capacitance shows a linear change because the electrodes continue to approach or separate from the deviation in the Y-axis direction in the range of 3 to +3 mm.
- the capacitance between the electrodes AC ′, BD ′, between CA ′, and between DB ′ in the diagonal position of the rectangular parallelepiped increases as they approach each other.
- the degree of change that is, the rate of change
- the tendency of the change in capacitance accompanying the change of the displacement amount of the deviation in the X-axis direction and the tendency of the change of capacitance accompanying the change of the displacement amount of the deviation in the Y-axis direction are, for example, As in the case of the electrode CD ′ in the case of and the electrode CB ′ in the case of the displacement in the Y-axis direction, the results of substantially matching between the electrodes in the corresponding positional relationship in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction. was gotten.
- the change in capacitance with respect to the displacement in the case of the deviation in the Y-axis direction was larger than that in the case of the deviation in the X-axis direction.
- the electrode pattern used in the present embodiment is the X-axis target and the direction of the line 6 is the X-axis direction, so the case of the displacement in the Y-axis direction overlaps the case of the displacement in the X-axis direction. This was thought to be due to the large change in area.
- the electrostatic capacity is measured when the rotation about the Z-axis, that is, the displacement of torsion is gradually applied in the range of ⁇ 30 to +30 degrees in a state compressed by 1 mm from the initial state, and the difference from the electrostatic capacity in the initial state.
- the rotation angle ⁇ and the capacitance change amount ⁇ C the results shown in FIGS. 60 to 75 were obtained for each electrode.
- one is a pattern in which the electrode lines 6 overlap when rotated in the positive direction, and the electrode lines 6 leave when rotated in the negative direction.
- the area between electrodes CA ′ and DB ′ corresponds (FIG. 76A).
- the other is a pattern in which the electrode lines 6 are separated from each other when rotated in the positive direction, and the electrode lines 6 are overlapped when rotated in the negative direction.
- the interval between electrodes AC ′ and BD ′ corresponds (FIG. 76B).
- Pattern 1 The electrodes approach each other, and part of the electrodes eventually overlap. Also, the lines coming out of the electrodes overlap.
- Pattern 2) The electrodes approach each other, and part of the electrodes eventually overlap.
- the lines are separated.
- Pattern 3) The electrodes are separated from each other.
- the lines overlap.
- Pattern 4) The electrodes are separated from each other. Also, the lines are separated.
- Pattern 3 Since the distance between the electrodes increases while the lines overlap, the decrease is slight, so that the capacitance difference ⁇ C slightly decreases as a whole (FIG. 78C).
- Pattern 4 Since the capacitance decreases because the distance between the electrodes is increased and the lines are also separated, the capacitance difference ⁇ C is greatly reduced as a whole (FIG. 78D).
- the width of measurement values that is, the variation in three measurements under the same conditions is small, and the capacitance measurement values between the electrodes are almost the same for each electrode. It was confirmed that the reproducibility of the entire sensor element was high.
- the capacitance value measured by the sensor element is calibrated, the displacement amount of the sensor element is calculated using the calibrated capacitance value, and the calculated displacement amount and the actual sensor are calculated.
- the effect of calibration was verified by comparing the amount of displacement applied to the element.
- a predetermined displacement is given to the sensor element, and a capacitance value corresponding to each displacement is measured in advance, and a theoretical value of the capacitance calculated based on the design value and physical characteristics of the sensor element
- the capacitance measured using the same sensor element is calibrated, and various displacement amounts are calculated using the calibrated capacitance value data.
- the result shown in FIG. 79 was obtained by calculation. Note that the dashed line rising to the right passing through the origin in the figure is a line in which the value on the vertical axis is equal to the value on the horizontal axis, and the calculated displacement is actually given as the plot in the figure is closer to the broken line. This value is close to the amount of displacement, indicating that the calculation accuracy is high.
- the capacitance-type mechanical quantity sensor element and the mechanical quantity sensor of the present invention are flexible and capable of detecting various mechanical quantities, so that, for example, measurement of distribution of load on the body when lying down It is highly useful in fields such as measuring the distribution of pressure when a soft or uneven surface comes into contact with a flexible surface.
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(数1) Cc=aCm+b
ここに、Cc:較正後の静電容量,Cm:静電容量の計測値,
a:近似直線の傾きを表す係数であって較正式の傾きの係数,
b:近似直線の切片を表す係数であって較正式の切片の係数
をそれぞれ表す。
(数2) Cm=ACR+p
ここに、Cm:静電容量の計測値,CR:静電容量の理論値,
A:センサ素子の回線部の面積など静電容量の計測値に影響を及ぼす要因
に関する係数,
p:寄生容量に関する定数
をそれぞれ表す。
(数4a) (xD-α)2+(yD-α)2+zD 2=dDA’ 2
(数4b) (xD+α)2+(yD-α)2+zD 2=dDB’ 2
(数4c) (xD-α)2+(yD+α)2+zD 2=dDD’ 2
ε0:真空の誘電率〔C2/N・m2〕,
εr:センサ素子の基材の比誘電率,
S:電極の面積〔m2〕,
d:上面の電極と下面の電極との間の距離〔m〕 をそれぞれ表す。
(数9) σ=Eε
ここに、E:基材の縦弾性係数(ヤング率),ε:垂直ひずみ をそれぞれ表す。
(数10) ε=Δd/t
ここに、Δd:基材が圧縮された距離〔m〕,t:基材の厚み〔m〕
をそれぞれ表す。
(数11) τ=Gγ
ここに、G:基材の横弾性係数(横弾性率),γ:せん断ひずみ をそれぞれ表す。
(数12) γ=Δδ/t
ここに、Δδ:基材の上面がx軸方向又はy軸方向にずれた距離〔m〕,
t:基材の厚み〔m〕
をそれぞれ表す。
パターン1)電極同士が近付き、やがて電極の一部が重なる。
また、電極から出た回線同士も重なる。
パターン2)電極同士が近付き、やがて電極の一部が重なる。
一方で、回線同士は離れる。
パターン3)電極同士は離れる。一方で、回線同士は重なる。
パターン4)電極同士は離れる。また、回線同士も離れる。
パターン1)電極が近付くと共に回線が重なることで有効面積が増すので、変位量Δdの増加に応じて静電容量差ΔCも増加傾向を示す(図78A)。
パターン2)回転角度が大きくなると電極が重なり始めるために面積の増加に応じて静電容量が増加して変位量Δdの増加に伴う静電容量の減少が抑えられるので、静電容量差ΔCは減少した後に変化の度合いが緩やかになる(図78B)。
パターン3)電極間の距離は離れる一方で回線が重なるために減少が僅かとなるので、静電容量差ΔCは全体として僅かに減少する(図78C)。
パターン4)電極間の距離が離れると共に回線同士も離れるために静電容量は減少するので、静電容量差ΔCは全体として大きく減少する(図78D)。
2 基材
4 電極
5 保護膜
6 回線
Claims (6)
- 電気的絶縁性と力学的弾性とを有し対向する少なくとも一対の面を有する基材と、該基材の前記一対の面の一方の面に配置された少なくとも一つの電極及び前記一対の面の他方の面に配置された少なくとも一つの電極とを有し、前記一方の面に配置された電極と前記他方の面に配置された電極とのそれぞれから一つずつ選択される二つの電極の組み合わせ毎の電極間の静電容量を検出することを特徴とする静電容量型力学量センサ素子。
- 電気的絶縁性と力学的弾性とを有し対向する少なくとも一対の面を有する基材と、該基材の前記一対の面の一方の面に配置された四つの電極及び前記一対の面の他方の面に前記一方の面の四つの電極と正対する位置にそれぞれ配置された四つの電極とを有し、前記一方の面の四つの電極と前記他方の面の四つの電極とのそれぞれから一つずつ選択される二つの電極の組み合わせ毎の電極間の静電容量を検出することを特徴とする静電容量型力学量センサ素子。
- 前記電極がフレキシブルプリント回路板により構成されていることを特徴とする請求項1または2記載の静電容量型力学量センサ素子。
- 表面全体が保護膜で密封されていることを特徴とする請求項1または2記載の静電容量型力学量センサ素子。
- 電気的絶縁性と力学的弾性とを有し対向する少なくとも一対の面を有する基材と、該基材の前記一対の面の一方の面に配置された少なくとも一つの電極及び前記一対の面の他方の面に配置された少なくとも一つの電極とを有し、前記一方の面に配置された電極と前記他方の面に配置された電極とのそれぞれから一つずつ選択される二つの電極の組み合わせ毎の電極間の静電容量を検出する静電容量型力学量センサ素子によって計測され出力された静電容量値データが入力される手段と、前記静電容量値データを用いて前記一方の面に配置された電極に対する前記他方の面に配置された電極の位置を算出する手段と、前記他方の面に配置された電極の位置に基づいて前記他方の面に配置された電極の中央位置を算出する手段と、前記他方の面に配置された電極の位置に基づいて前記一方の面に対する前記他方の面の回転角度を算出する手段と、前記中央位置を用いて前記基材の応力を算出する手段と、前記回転角度を用いて前記基材のねじりモーメントを算出する手段とを有する演算装置を備えることを特徴とする力学量センサ。
- 電気的絶縁性と力学的弾性とを有し対向する少なくとも一対の面を有する基材と、該基材の前記一対の面の一方の面に配置された四つの電極及び前記一対の面の他方の面に前記一方の面の四つの電極と正対する位置にそれぞれ配置された四つの電極とを有し、前記一方の面の四つの電極と前記他方の面の四つの電極とのそれぞれから一つずつ選択される二つの電極の組み合わせ毎の電極間の静電容量を検出する静電容量型力学量センサ素子によって計測され出力された静電容量値データが入力される手段と、前記静電容量値データを用いて前記一対の面の一方の面に配置された前記四つの電極に対する前記一対の面の他方の面に配置された前記四つの電極の位置を算出する手段と、前記四つの電極の位置に基づいて前記四つの電極の中央位置を算出する手段と、前記四つの電極の位置に基づいて前記一方の面に対する前記他方の面の回転角度を算出する手段と、前記四つの電極の中央位置を用いて前記基材の応力を算出する手段と、前記回転角度を用いて前記基材のねじりモーメントを算出する手段とを有する演算装置を備えることを特徴とする力学量センサ。
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