An unconstrained architecture for systematic design of higher order ΣΔ force feedback loops

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1601-1614

  Raman, Johan ^a   Rombouts, Pieter ^a   Weyten, Ludo ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A D conversion; Force feedback; MEMS inertial sensors; Sigma delta ( ) modulation; Systematic design

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; ARCHITECTURE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS; MODULATION; MODULATORS;

A/D-CONVERSION; FORCE FEEDBACK; MEMS INERTIAL SENSORS; SIGMA DELTA; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 53849103610     PISSN: 10577122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCSI.2008.917998     Document Type: Article

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