A Class of Distributed-Mass Micromechanical Gyroscopes

摘要0409923安德烈·施凯尔大学加州/Irvine本计画发展一种新颖的具有多向驱动模式的z轴微机械陀螺仪。我们的目标是研究拟议的传感机制，开发一个功能原型陀螺仪系统，并证明其有效性，在测量复杂的，动态旋转。这些任务包括：放松在MEMS陀螺仪的设计中通常遇到的驱动和感测方向上的模式匹配的困难要求，以及将增加装置的分辨率的控制和检测算法的开发。原型传感器系统将在实验室和现场进行测试和评估。所提出的芯片上传感器预计将与长期检测系统（如GPS）协同工作，以增强定位能力。

Abstract0409923Andrei ShkelUniv. California/IrvineThis project develops a novel micro-machined z-axis gyroscope with multi-directional drive-mode. The objectives are to study the proposed sensing mechanism, develop a functional prototype gyro system, and demonstrate its effectiveness in measuring complex, dynamic rotations. The tasks include: to relax the difficult requirements of mode-matching in the drive and sensing directions as normally encountered in the design of MEMS gyroscopes, and development of control and detection algorithms that would increase the resolution of the device. The prototype sensor system will be tested and evaluated in both the lab and the field. The proposed sensor on-a-chip is expected to work in unison with a long term detection system, such as GPS to enhance the orientation capability.