A parametrically amplified MEMS rate gyroscope

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-260

  Hu, Z X ^a   Gallacher, B J ^a   Burdess, J S ^a   Fell, C P ^b   Townsend, K ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Atlantic Inertial Systems   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplification; Gyroscope; MEMS; Parametric

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOPS; CONTROL SCHEMES; CORIOLIS RESPONSE; DRIVE SIGNAL; ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGH; ELECTRONIC NOISE; EXECUTION SPEED; FREQUENCY TRACKING; HARMONIC FORCING; MEMS GYROSCOPE; OPEN LOOPS; ORTHOGONALITY; PARAMETRIC; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; PARAMETRIC EXCITATIONS; PARAMETRIC GAIN; PHASE DEPENDENCE; PID CONTROL; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; SIGNAL TO NOISE; TABLE TESTS;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; GYROSCOPES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 79955895137     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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