Common design techniques for BEI gyrochip* quartz rate sensors for both automotive and aerospace/defense markets

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 569-578

  Madni, Asad M ^a   Costlow, Lynn E ^a   Knowles, Stuart J ^a  

^a BEI Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

GyroChip; Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) gyroscope; Quartz rate sensor (QRS); Yaw sensor

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; GYROSCOPES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MILITARY ROCKETS; MISSILES; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUARTZ;

GYROCHIPS; QUARTZ RATE SENSORS (QRS); YAW SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 3042823724     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2003.817728     Document Type: Article

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