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An intermittent free-vibration MEMS gyroscope enabled by catch-and-release mechanism for low-power and fast-startup applications

Gando et al., 2017

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Document ID
12239869258952443810
Author
Gando R
Kubo H
Tomizawa Y
Ogawa E
Maeda S
Masunishi K
Hatakeyama Y
Itakura T
Ikehashi T
Publication year
Publication venue
2017 IEEE 30th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

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This paper presents the first intermittent free-vibration MEMS gyroscope enabled by a “Catch- and-Release (CR)” drive mechanism, which realizes substantial power reduction and fast startup compared to existing stationary gyroscopes. In this architecture, the proof mass is …
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    • G01P2015/0808—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining in-plane movement of the mass, i.e. movement of the mass in the plane of the substrate
    • G01P2015/0811—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining in-plane movement of the mass, i.e. movement of the mass in the plane of the substrate for one single degree of freedom of movement of the mass
    • G01P2015/0817—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values being provided with a particular type of spring-mass-system for defining the displacement of a seismic mass due to an external acceleration for defining in-plane movement of the mass, i.e. movement of the mass in the plane of the substrate for one single degree of freedom of movement of the mass for pivoting movement of the mass, e.g. in-plane pendulum
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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    • G01P15/08—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values
    • G01P15/097—Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration by making use of inertia forces using solid seismic masses with conversion into electric or magnetic values by vibratory elements

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