Silicon MEMS inertial sensors evolution over a quarter century

G Langfelder, M Bestetti, M Gadola - Journal of Micromechanics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Silicon-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) inertial sensors have become
ubiquitous, revolutionizing motion sensing, vibration sensing and accurate positioning in …

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 …

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 …

Mechanical trimming with focused ion beam for permanent tuning of MEMS dual-mass gyroscope

A Efimovskaya, D Wang, AM Shkel - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reports mechanical ablation techniques for permanent frequency tuning of the
primary wineglass modes in planar gyroscopes with concentric ring suspension. Three …

A 0.09°/h bias-instability MEMS gyroscope working with a fixed resonance frequency

H Wu, X Zheng, X Wang, Y Shen, Z Ma… - IEEE Sensors …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a MEMS gyroscope system working with a fixed resonance frequency which
combines resonant constant-frequency (RCF) driving and real-time automatic mode …

Dynamically amplified dual-mass gyroscopes with in-situ shock survival mechanism

D Wang, RM Noor, AM Shkel - 2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports on development of Dynamically Amplified dual-mass Gyroscope (DAG)
and introduces, for the first time, a Trap-and-Hold (TAH) concept intended to increase …

Effect of EAM on quality factor and noise in MEMS vibratory gyroscopes

D Wang, AM Shkel - 2021 IEEE International Symposium on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports a study on contribution of electromechanical amplitude modulation (EAM)
on performance of MEMS Coriolis vibratory gyroscopes (CVGs). We theoretically predicted …

Direct angle measurement using dynamically-amplified gyroscopes

D Vatanparvar, D Wang, AM Shkel - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents results on the instrumentation of a Dynamically-Amplified Gyroscope
(DAG) for direct measurement of the absolute angle of rotation. Through a modal …

Fused Silica Precision Shell Integrating (PSI) Navigation-Grade Micro-Gyroscopes

S Singh - 2020 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
This thesis is aimed at the development of low-cost, vacuum-packaged navigation-grade
microelectromechanical system (MEMS) Coriolis vibratory gyroscopes (CVG) using 3 …