Painter C., Shkel A.
University of California Irvine, US
Keywords: angular gyroscope, isotropic suspension, MEMS gyroscope, structural modeling of MEMS
This paper describes the analysis of a novel isotropic suspension designed for use in a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) z-axis angular gyroscope.The suspension,consisting of six concentric interconnected rings rigidly attached to an anchored frame,supports a resonating proof mass whose line of oscillation precesses in the presence of rotation induced Coriolis force.The paper demonstrates that the studied suspension is robust to quadrature errors and minimizes structural energy losses.Using a strain energy method,a closed form solution for the effective stiffness is developed,which is con firmed using finite element modeling.A parametric analysis is used to verify the necessity of thick structural layers in the fabrication of the suspension in order to separate desirable and undesirable modes of vibration.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 1, Technical Proceedings of the 2001 International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems
Published: March 19, 2001
Pages: 354 - 357
Industry sector: Sensors, MEMS, Electronics
Topics: Chemical, Physical & Bio-Sensors, MEMS & NEMS Devices, Modeling & Applications
ISBN: 0-9708275-0-4