The present invention relates to a mass measurement system and method
capable of precisely measuring the mass of a sample in a gravity-free
environment. The mass measurement system using measurement of frequency
shift of a vibrator according to the present invention includes a
vibrator vibrating at a predetermined resonance frequency with a mass of
a sample added thereto, a frequency counter for measuring a resonance
frequency of the vibrator caused by vibration, a standard mass database
for storing therein known standard masses and standard mass frequency
shifts corresponding to variation in the standard masses, and a main
controller for calculating a sample mass frequency shift corresponding to
the added sample mass on the basis of the resonance frequency received
from the frequency counter, searching the standard mass frequency shifts
stored in the standard mass database, comparing the calculated sample
mass frequency shift with the searched standard mass frequency shifts,
extracting a predetermined standard mass, outputting the extracted
standard mass as the mass of the sample, and controlling the entire
system. Accordingly, the present invention can precisely measure the mass
of a small-sized sample, in particular, an animal sample, in a
gravity-free environment.