Novel Pressure Sensor for Aerospace Purposes

Abstract

In this work, a novel silicon-based sensor for pressure and flow measurements is presented. To meet the special requirements of the aerospace industry a new piezoresistive pressure sensor with a flat surface has been developed, so that the flow is not affected by the sensor. To avoid bonding-wires on top of the sensor a special through-wafer connection is presented. By making other significant changes in the layout as well as in the micro fabrication process, a novel sensor has been created. It is robust enough to be laminated in fibre material, which opens new possibilities for measurements. With this sensor it is possible to characterize the condition of the flow near the separation point. This article describes the complete process from the development to the laminated sensor.