A Stepped Frequency Sweeping Method for Nonlinearity Measurement of Microresonators

In order to measure the nonlinear features of micromechanical resonators, a free damped oscillation method based on stair-stepped frequency sinusoidal pulse excitation is investigated. In the vicinity of the resonant frequency, a frequency stepping sinusoidal pulse sequence is employed as the excita...

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Main Authors: Yumiao Wei, Yonggui Dong, Xianxiang Huang, Zhili Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/16/10/1700