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Abstract
This article presents a resonant pressure sensor based on electrostatic wedge-shaped comb excitations to enhance driving capabilities. The dual double-ended tuning fork resonators detect pressure through frequency shifts caused by the deformation of the pressure-sensitive diaphragm under applied pressure. The developed wedge-shaped comb drive resonators outperformed parallel-plate resonators with higher quality factors (Q values) and better resistance to electrostatic negative stiffness effects, while also surpassing flat-shaped comb drive resonators in driving capability and achieving higher signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). The open-loop and closed-loop experiments demonstrated that the pressure sensor achieved a Q value of 18000 and a differential pressure sensitivity of 70 Hz/kPa, enabling high-precision measurements with an accuracy of ±0.01% full scale (FS) within a wide measurement range (temperature range: $- 30~^{\circ }$ C to $135~^{\circ }$ C and pressure range: 5–350 kPa).
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