An SOI-MEMS tuning fork gyroscope with linearly coupled drive mechanism

Azgın K., Temiz Y., Akın T.

20th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS 2007), Kobe, Japonya, 21 - 25 Ocak 2007, ss.482-485 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Kobe
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Japonya
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.482-485
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper presents a new tuning fork gyroscope structure with a highly linear coupling mechanism that keeps the phases of the drive mode oscillating masses exactly opposite with the help of a symmetrically anchored ring-shaped spring. This structure eliminates the risk of drive mode instability due to any lower frequency structural modes and provides very linear drive mode oscillations together with very low g-sensitivity. The gyroscope is fabricated with the SOI-MUMPS process of MEMSCAP. The fabricated gyroscope has bias instability and angle random walk of 200 deg/hr and 5.47 deg/root hr, respectively, according to Allan Variance curve. The g-sensitivy and scale factor are measured as 9.3 (deg/hr)/g and 12mV/(deg/sec) with an R(2) nonlinearity of 0.05%.