Whole-angle MEMS gyroscopes: challenges and opportunities

D Senkal, AM Shkel - 2020 - books.google.com
Presents the mathematical framework, technical language, and control systems know-how
needed to design, develop, and instrument micro-scale whole-angle gyroscopes This …

Mode-matched MEMS Coriolis vibratory gyroscopes: Myth or reality?

IP Prikhodko, JA Gregory, WA Clark… - 2016 IEEE/ION …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The majority of commercial MEMS gyroscopes are operated in a mode-split condition where
the drive and sense modes are intentionally mismatched in frequency, thus prioritizing gain …

MEMS gyroscope with concentrated springs suspensions demonstrating single digit frequency split and temperature robustness

J Giner, D Maeda, K Ono, AM Shkel… - Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report on a new design approach for XY symmetric resonator, emphasizing the increase
in symmetry by localization of the device anchors. The resonator is mechanized as a z-axis …

Electrostatic compensation of structural imperfections in dynamically amplified dual-mass gyroscope

A Efimovskaya, D Wang, YW Lin, AM Shkel - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study on dynamics of a dual-mass MEMS vibratory gyroscope in
presence of fabrication imperfections and reports a method for precision electrostatic …

Parametric topology optimization of a MEMS gyroscope for automotive applications

MR Solouk, MH Shojaeefard, M Dahmardeh - Mechanical Systems and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Automotive MEMS gyroscopes are used for various purposes, such as rollover prevention
and dynamic stability. Although, employment of gyroscopes for automotive applications is …

Effect of EAM on capacitive detection of motion in MEMS vibratory gyroscopes

D Wang, AM Shkel - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Electromechanical Amplitude Modulation (EAM) is frequently used to eliminate feed-
through signals between forcer and pick-off electrodes of resonant microstructures …

Performance of quad mass gyroscope in the angular rate mode

S Askari, MH Asadian, AM Shkel - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the characterization and analysis of a silicon micromachined Quad Mass
Gyroscope (QMG) in the rate mode of operation are presented. We report on trade-offs …

Multi-ring disk resonator with elliptic spokes for frequency-modulated gyroscope

S Wang, J Chen, T Tsukamoto, S Tanaka - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we report a multi-ring disk resonator with elliptic spokes for compensating the
aniso-elasticity of (100) single crystal silicon. The structural coupling between each ring …

Piezoelectric disk gyroscope fabricated with single-crystal lithium niobate

K Obitani, K Araya, M Yachi… - Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A piezoelectric disk gyroscope fabricated with a single-crystal lithium niobate (LN) wafer has
been developed for inertial navigation systems for localization during automated driving. LN …

Optimal design of a center support quadruple mass gyroscope (CSQMG)

T Zhang, B Zhou, P Yin, Z Chen, R Zhang - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
This paper reports a more complete description of the design process of the Center Support
Quadruple Mass Gyroscope (CSQMG), a gyro expected to provide breakthrough …