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- the present invention relates to micro-machined electromechanical systems, and more particularly to a MEMS vibratory gyroscope having closed loop output.
- Micro-gyroscopes are used in many applications including, but not limited to, communications, control and navigation systems for both space and land applications. These highly specialized applications need high performance and cost effective micro-gyroscopes.
- the prior art gyroscope has a resonator having a “cloverleaf” structure consisting of a rim, four silicon leaves, and four soft supports, or cantilevers, made from a single crystal silicon.
- a metal post is rigidly attached to the center of the resonator, in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the silicon leaves, and to a quartz base plate with a pattern of electrodes that coincides with the cloverleaf pattern of the silicon leaves.
- the electrodes include two drive electrodes and two sense electrodes.
- the micro-gyroscope is electrostatically actuated and the sense electrodes capacitively detect Coriolis induced motions of the silicon leaves.
- the response of the gyroscope is inversely proportional to the resonant frequency and a low resonant frequency increases the responsivity of the device.
- Micro-gyroscopes are subject to electrical interference that degrades performance with regard to drift and scale factor stability. Micro-gyroscopes often operate the drive and sense signals at the same frequency to allow for simple electronic circuits. However, the use of a common frequency for both functions allows the relatively powerful drive signal to inadvertently electrically couple to the relatively weak sense signal.
- the present invention is a method for electrostatic alignment and tuning of a cloverleaf micro-gyroscope having closed loop operation.
- a differential sense signal (S 1 -S 2 ) is compensated by a linear electronic filter and directly fed back by differentially changing the voltages on two drive electrodes (D 1 -D 2 ) to rebalance Coriolis torque, suppress quadrature motion and increase the damping of the sense axis resonance.
- the resulting feedback signal is demodulated in phase with the drive axis signal (S 1 +S 2 ) to produce a measure of the Coriolis force and, hence, the inertial rate input.
- the micro-gyroscope and method of alignment and tuning of the present invention detects residual mechanical imbalance of the cloverleaf micro-gyroscope by quadrature signal amplitude and corrects the alignment to zero by means of an electrostatic bias adjustment rather than mechanical balancing.
- In-phase bias is also nulled by electronically coupling a component of drive axis torque into the output axis. Residual mistuning is detected by way of quadrature signal noise level, or a transfer function test signal and is corrected by means of an electrostatic bias adjustment.
- the quadrature amplitude is used as an indication of misalignment and quadrature noise level, or a test signal level, is used as a tuning indicator for electrostatic adjustment of tuning.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a prior art vibratory micro-gyroscope having four electrodes
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a prior art closed-loop micro-gyroscope
- FIG. 3 is an example of a prior art circuit schematic for closed loop sense/open loop drive operation
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary electrode arrangement for the method of electrostatic alignment and tuning according to the present invention, the electrode arrangement includes eight electrodes;
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the method for electrostatic alignment and tuning according to the present invention.
- the method of the present invention is applicable to a closed loop micro-gyroscope.
- the closed loop micro-gyroscope is described in conjunction with FIGS. 1 through 3.
- the closed loop control of the preferred embodiment will be described in accordance with a cloverleaf micro-gyroscope having four electrodes.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the micro-gyroscope 10 .
- the cloverleaf micro-gyroscope 10 has a post 12 attached to a resonator plate 14 having a cloverleaf shape with petals labeled 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 .
- the cloverleaf resonator plate 14 is elastically suspended from an outer frame 16 .
- a set of four electrodes 18 located under the resonator plate 14 , actuate the resonator plate and sense capacitance on the resonator plate 14 .
- Drive electrodes D 1 and D 2 actuate movement of the resonator plate 14 and sense electrodes S 1 and S 2 sense capacitance.
- a set of axes are labeled x, y and z to describe the operation of the micro-gyroscope.
- Rocking the post 12 about the x-axis actuates the micro-gyroscope 10 .
- the rocking motion is accomplished by applying electrostatic forces to petals 1 and 4 by way of a voltage applied to the drive electrodes, D 1 and D 2 .
- ⁇ For a steady inertial rate, ⁇ , along the z-axis or input axis, there will be a displacement about the y-axis, or output axis, that can be sensed by the differential output of the sensing electrodes, S 1 -S 2 or V thy .
- the displacement about the y-axis is due to the influence of a rotation induced Coriolis force that needs to be restrained by a counteracting force.
- the closed-loop control circuit nulls displacement about the y-axis through linearized electrostatic torques.
- the electrostatic torques are proportional to control voltages.
- the two drive electrodes D 1 and D 2 produce linearized electrostatic torques about the x and y axes that are proportional to control voltages V tx and V ty .
- D 1 and D 2 are defined as:
- V o is a bias voltage
- the linearized torques are defined as:
- r o offset from x or y axis to control, or drive, electrode center
- C o the capacitance of one control electrode
- V o the bias voltage
- d o electrode gap which is the nominal separation between the electrode plane and the resonator plane.
- the control voltage V tx provides for automatic gain control of the drive amplitude.
- the control voltage V ty provides for Coriolis torque re-balance.
- the output axis (y-axis) gain and phase compensation are selected based on computed or measured transfer functions, G(s), from V ty to V thy .
- the reference signal used to demodulate V ty is V thx which is in phase with the drive axis rate signal, ⁇ x .
- the closed loop operation of the micro-gyroscope of the present invention measures the inertial rate, ⁇ , around the z-axis.
- Signals S 1 and S 2 are output from pre-amplifiers 20 that are attached to the sense electrodes S 1 and S 2 .
- the micro-gyroscope is set in motion by a drive loop 22 that causes the post to oscillate around the x-axis.
- the post rocks and has a rate of rotation about the x-axis.
- D 1 and D 2 apply voltages in phase therefore, they push and pull the resonator plate (not shown in FIG. 2) creating a torque, T x , on the x-axis.
- S 1 and S 2 are in phase and indicate a rotation around the x-axis.
- V thx S 1 +S 2 is amplitude and gain phase compensated in an automatic gain control loop 22 , 25 , 27 to 25 drive V thx to V tx .
- An amplitude reference level, V r is compared with a comparator 23 to the output of the amplitude detector 22 that determines the amplitude of V thx .
- the resulting amplitude error is gain and phase compensated 25 and applied as a gain to an automatic gain control multiplier 27 .
- a drive voltage V tx proportional to V thx is thus determined that regulates the amplitude of the vibration drive.
- V thy When an inertial rate is applied, it creates a difference between S 1 and S 2 equal to V thy .
- V thy was merely sensed open loop as being proportional to the rate of the micro-gyroscope.
- V thy is gain and phase compensated based on a computed, or measured, transfer function G(s).
- G(s) the transfer function
- the resulting closed loop output voltage V ty generates an electrostatic torque T y to balance the Coriolis torque, thereby nulling the motion on the output axis.
- the rebalance torque voltage V ty is demodulated with the drive reference signal V thx by an output axis demodulator 29 and then processed through a demodulator and filter circuit 26 .
- the DC component of the output signal of the demodulator, V out is proportional to the rotation rate ⁇ .
- V thx and V thy are defined by:
- V thx S 1+S2
- V thy S 1 ⁇ S 2
- R is the transimpedance from the preamplifiers 20 .
- FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic for closed loop sense/open loop drive operation.
- the present invention is applicable to either open loop or closed loop drive operation.
- the two sense signals S 1 and S 2 are differenced, filtered and amplified.
- the filter helps to remove residual second harmonics and adjusts loop phase to provide stable closed loop operation.
- the following amplifiers serve to combine the closed loop output feedback signal with the open loop drive signal providing the correct signals to electrodes D 1 and D 2 . Rebalance of the Coriolis force and robust damping of the output axis resonance is provided by this wideband closed loop design.
- the method of the present invention is best described herein with reference to an eight-electrode micro-gyroscope 100 shown in FIG. 4.
- the closed loop control is very similar to that described in conjunction with FIGS. 1 - 3 .
- D 1 and D 2 are used differentially for closed loop control on the y-axis and in common mode for x-axis control.
- S 1 and S 2 are dedicated to differential y-axis output sensing.
- S 3 senses the motion of the drive, or x-axis, and T 1 is used for tuning on x-axis.
- Q 1 and Q 2 are used to align the micro-gyroscope.
- the micro-gyroscope have closely tuned operation. Closely tuned operation has a drive frequency that is selected close to the sense axis natural resonant frequency for maximum mechanical gain. Symmetrical design and accurate construction of the micro-gyroscope are important so that the two rocking mode natural frequencies are similar. A self-resonant drive about the x-axis, for example an AGC loop, will permit large drive motion with small torque controls.
- Misalignment is detected 102 by the presence of a quadrature signal amplitude on V out .
- the misalignment is corrected 104 by an electrostatic bias adjustment to electrode Q 1 or Q 2 .
- Residual mistuning is detected 108 and corrected 110 by way of an electrostatic bias adjustment to electrode T 1 .
- the detection 108 is accomplished by noting the presence of a quadrature signal noise level or a transfer function test signal.
- ⁇ o is the operating frequency of the drive and I xo is the drive amplitude.
- ⁇ y - H ⁇ ( s ) - G ⁇ ( s ) ⁇ ⁇ R + L ⁇ ( s ) ⁇ ⁇ T + T c ⁇ ( s ) F ⁇ ( s ) + G ⁇ ( s ) ⁇ ⁇ x
- ⁇ c ( J yy ⁇ o 2 ⁇ K yy )/( K( 1+ ⁇ c ) ⁇ o )
- I o ( J yy 2 k ⁇ +D yx ⁇ R D yy ⁇ T D xx )
- ⁇ bi ( D yx ⁇ R D yy ⁇ T D xx + ⁇ c ( ⁇ ( J yx ⁇ R J yy ) ⁇ o 2 +( K yx ⁇ R K yy ))/ ⁇ o )/2 kJ yy
- ⁇ bq ( ⁇ c ( D yx ⁇ R D yy ⁇ T D xx )+( ⁇ ( J yx ⁇ R J yy ) ⁇ o 2 +( K yx ⁇ R K yy ))/ ⁇ o )/2 kJ yy
- the remaining in-phase bias component of ⁇ bi can also be nulled. This can be accomplished by introducing a relative gain mismatch ⁇ T ⁇ 0 on the automatic gain control voltage to each of the drive electrodes D 1 and D 2 .
- the cross-coupled electrostatic stiffness can be introduced by applying more or less bias voltage to one of the drive electrodes, D 1 or D 2 .
- the in-phase rate bias error is also nulled as described above.
- electrostatic cross-coupled stiffness, K e xy for alignment purposes can be introduced by modification of the bias voltage of either Q 1 or Q 2 .
- Electrostatic modification of net K xx for tuning purposes can be accomplished by increasing or decreasing the bias voltage T 1 as well.
- the bias voltage applied to T 1 is made larger than the voltage applied to S 1 and S 2 .
- the total stiffness is the elastic stiffness plus the electrostatic stiffness.
- the total stiffness about the x-axis is lowered so that ⁇ nx is also lowered and brought into tune with ⁇ ny .
- the present invention provides a tuning method for vibratory micro-gyroscopes in which one of the bias voltages is increased or decreased until a minimum value of the rms noise is obtained or until a transfer function indicates tuning.
- a test signal may be maximized.
- a bias on Q 1 or Q 2 will introduce cross axis electrostatic stiffness.
- Q 1 bias is adjusted until the quadrature amplitude is nulled.
- ⁇ T is adjusted until the rate output is nulled.
- the electrostatic tuning bias, electrode T 1 is adjusted until closed loop quadrature or in-phase noise, or another tuning signal, is minimized.
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- [0001] The invention described herein was made in the performance of work under a NASA contract, and is subject to the provisions of Public Law 96-517 (35 U.S.C. §202) in which the Contractor has elected to retain title.
- The present invention relates to micro-machined electromechanical systems, and more particularly to a MEMS vibratory gyroscope having closed loop output.
- Micro-gyroscopes are used in many applications including, but not limited to, communications, control and navigation systems for both space and land applications. These highly specialized applications need high performance and cost effective micro-gyroscopes.
- There is known in the art a micro-machined electromechanical vibratory gyroscope designed for micro-spacecraft applications. The gyroscope is explained and described in a technical paper entitled “Silicon Bulk Micro-machined Vibratory Gyroscope” presented in June, 1996 at the Solid State Sensors and Actuator Workshop in Hilton Head, S.C.
- The prior art gyroscope has a resonator having a “cloverleaf” structure consisting of a rim, four silicon leaves, and four soft supports, or cantilevers, made from a single crystal silicon. A metal post is rigidly attached to the center of the resonator, in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the silicon leaves, and to a quartz base plate with a pattern of electrodes that coincides with the cloverleaf pattern of the silicon leaves. The electrodes include two drive electrodes and two sense electrodes.
- The micro-gyroscope is electrostatically actuated and the sense electrodes capacitively detect Coriolis induced motions of the silicon leaves. The response of the gyroscope is inversely proportional to the resonant frequency and a low resonant frequency increases the responsivity of the device.
- Micro-gyroscopes are subject to electrical interference that degrades performance with regard to drift and scale factor stability. Micro-gyroscopes often operate the drive and sense signals at the same frequency to allow for simple electronic circuits. However, the use of a common frequency for both functions allows the relatively powerful drive signal to inadvertently electrically couple to the relatively weak sense signal.
- Residual mechanical imbalance of a cloverleaf micro-gyroscope results in misalignment or coupling of drive motion into the output axis. Presently, it is known to correct any misalignment of the mechanical modal axes by electronically rotating the sense and control axes into alignment with the mechanical axes.
- However, electronic alignment, in which the sense and control axes are aligned with the mechanical modal axes results in second harmonics and electronic tuning, as by AGC phase adjustment, for example, has limited tuning range for high Q resonators and the tuning will change with variations in damping or temperature. It is known in the art that electrostatic tuning and AGC tuning operate by nulling quadrature amplitude. However, the quadrature amplitude signal more properly relates to misalignment so that when there is no misalignment, there is no quadrature signal, even though there may still be residual mistuning.
- The present invention is a method for electrostatic alignment and tuning of a cloverleaf micro-gyroscope having closed loop operation. For closed loop output, a differential sense signal (S1-S2) is compensated by a linear electronic filter and directly fed back by differentially changing the voltages on two drive electrodes (D1-D2) to rebalance Coriolis torque, suppress quadrature motion and increase the damping of the sense axis resonance. The resulting feedback signal is demodulated in phase with the drive axis signal (S1+S2) to produce a measure of the Coriolis force and, hence, the inertial rate input.
- The micro-gyroscope and method of alignment and tuning of the present invention detects residual mechanical imbalance of the cloverleaf micro-gyroscope by quadrature signal amplitude and corrects the alignment to zero by means of an electrostatic bias adjustment rather than mechanical balancing. In-phase bias is also nulled by electronically coupling a component of drive axis torque into the output axis. Residual mistuning is detected by way of quadrature signal noise level, or a transfer function test signal and is corrected by means of an electrostatic bias adjustment. In the present invention, the quadrature amplitude is used as an indication of misalignment and quadrature noise level, or a test signal level, is used as a tuning indicator for electrostatic adjustment of tuning.
- It is an object of the present invention to improve closed loop micro-gyroscope performance. It is another object of the present invention to improve the accuracy of micro-gyroscope alignment and tuning.
- It is a further object of the present invention to provide electrostatic alignment and tuning for closed-loop operation of a vibratory micro-gyroscope. It is still a farther object of the present invention to use the quadrature amplitude as an indication of misalignment. It is yet a further object of the present invention to use quadrature noise level or a test signal level as a tuning indicator. Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide independent control of alignment and tuning for a closed loop micro-gyroscope.
- Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent when viewed in light of the detailed description of the preferred embodiment when taken in conjunction with the attached drawings and appended claims.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a prior art vibratory micro-gyroscope having four electrodes;
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a prior art closed-loop micro-gyroscope;
- FIG. 3 is an example of a prior art circuit schematic for closed loop sense/open loop drive operation;
- FIG. 4 is an exemplary electrode arrangement for the method of electrostatic alignment and tuning according to the present invention, the electrode arrangement includes eight electrodes; and
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the method for electrostatic alignment and tuning according to the present invention.
- The method of the present invention is applicable to a closed loop micro-gyroscope. In the preferred embodiment, the closed loop micro-gyroscope is described in conjunction with FIGS. 1 through 3. For example purposes, and for simplicity, the closed loop control of the preferred embodiment will be described in accordance with a cloverleaf micro-gyroscope having four electrodes.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the micro-gyroscope10. The cloverleaf micro-gyroscope 10 has a
post 12 attached to aresonator plate 14 having a cloverleaf shape with petals labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4. Thecloverleaf resonator plate 14 is elastically suspended from anouter frame 16. - A set of four
electrodes 18, located under theresonator plate 14, actuate the resonator plate and sense capacitance on theresonator plate 14. Drive electrodes D1 and D2 actuate movement of theresonator plate 14 and sense electrodes S1 and S2 sense capacitance. A set of axes are labeled x, y and z to describe the operation of the micro-gyroscope. - Rocking the
post 12 about the x-axis actuates the micro-gyroscope 10. The rocking motion is accomplished by applying electrostatic forces topetals - Referring now to FIG. 2, the wide-band closed-loop operation of the micro-gyroscope will be described. The closed-loop control circuit nulls displacement about the y-axis through linearized electrostatic torques. The electrostatic torques are proportional to control voltages. The two drive electrodes D1 and D2 produce linearized electrostatic torques about the x and y axes that are proportional to control voltages Vtx and Vty. D1 and D2 are defined as:
- D1=V o −V ty +V tx
- and
- D2=V o +V ty +V tx
- where Vo is a bias voltage.
- The linearized torques are defined as:
- T x =K T V tx
- T y =K T V ty
- where the torque constant is:
- K T=[2r o C o V o ][d o]−1
- ro=offset from x or y axis to control, or drive, electrode center, Co is the capacitance of one control electrode, Vo is the bias voltage, and do is electrode gap which is the nominal separation between the electrode plane and the resonator plane.
- The control voltage Vtx provides for automatic gain control of the drive amplitude. The control voltage Vty provides for Coriolis torque re-balance. The output axis (y-axis) gain and phase compensation are selected based on computed or measured transfer functions, G(s), from Vty to Vthy. The reference signal used to demodulate Vty is Vthx which is in phase with the drive axis rate signal, ωx.
- Referring still to FIG. 2, the closed loop operation of the micro-gyroscope of the present invention measures the inertial rate, Ω, around the z-axis. Signals S1 and S2 are output from
pre-amplifiers 20 that are attached to the sense electrodes S1 and S2. - The micro-gyroscope is set in motion by a
drive loop 22 that causes the post to oscillate around the x-axis. The post rocks and has a rate of rotation about the x-axis. D1 and D2 apply voltages in phase therefore, they push and pull the resonator plate (not shown in FIG. 2) creating a torque, Tx, on the x-axis. - When there is no inertial rate on the z-axis, there is no differential motion on S1 and S2. In this case, Vthy=S1−S2 =0. S1 and S2 are in phase and indicate a rotation around the x-axis. Vthx=S1+S2 is amplitude and gain phase compensated in an automatic
gain control loop comparator 23 to the output of theamplitude detector 22 that determines the amplitude of Vthx. The resulting amplitude error is gain and phase compensated 25 and applied as a gain to an automaticgain control multiplier 27. A drive voltage Vtx proportional to Vthx is thus determined that regulates the amplitude of the vibration drive. - When an inertial rate is applied, it creates a difference between S1 and S2 equal to Vthy. In the prior art Vthy was merely sensed open loop as being proportional to the rate of the micro-gyroscope. In the present invention Vthy is gain and phase compensated based on a computed, or measured, transfer function G(s). The resulting closed loop output voltage Vty generates an electrostatic torque Ty to balance the Coriolis torque, thereby nulling the motion on the output axis.
- To obtain the microgyroscope output signal, Vout, proportional to an input rate Ω, the rebalance torque voltage Vty is demodulated with the drive reference signal Vthx by an
output axis demodulator 29 and then processed through a demodulator andfilter circuit 26. The DC component of the output signal of the demodulator, Vout, is proportional to the rotation rate Ω. - In the above-described closed loop control, if the drive axis creates a disturbance on the y-axis, it is also sensed using the above described demodulation scheme for the output. The closed loop operation prevents any rocking on the y-axis by
feedback 24 applied by differentially feeding D1 and D2. D1 and D2 are responsive to Vty as well as Vtx. - Vthx and Vthy are defined by:
- V thx =S1+S2
- V thy =S1−S2
- Both Vthx and Vthy are directly proportional to the drive axis rate, i.e. Vthx=Kω)−ω x and output axis rate, ωx=KωΘ x where Kωis defined by:
- K ω=[2r o C o V o R][d o]−1
- and R is the transimpedance from the
preamplifiers 20. - The cloverleaves of the resonator plate and the substrate beneath S1 and S2 electrodes are well grounded at the drive frequency, capacitive drive feedthrough is reduced and stability margins are improved.
- FIG. 3 is an example of a schematic for closed loop sense/open loop drive operation. However, the present invention is applicable to either open loop or closed loop drive operation. It should be noted that in the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the two sense signals S1 and S2 are differenced, filtered and amplified. The filter helps to remove residual second harmonics and adjusts loop phase to provide stable closed loop operation. The following amplifiers serve to combine the closed loop output feedback signal with the open loop drive signal providing the correct signals to electrodes D1 and D2. Rebalance of the Coriolis force and robust damping of the output axis resonance is provided by this wideband closed loop design.
- The method of the present invention is best described herein with reference to an eight-
electrode micro-gyroscope 100 shown in FIG. 4. The closed loop control is very similar to that described in conjunction with FIGS. 1-3. However, in the micro-gyroscope having eight electrodes, there are obviously four additional electrodes, Q1, Q2, T1 and S3. D1 and D2 are used differentially for closed loop control on the y-axis and in common mode for x-axis control. S1 and S2 are dedicated to differential y-axis output sensing. S3 senses the motion of the drive, or x-axis, and T1 is used for tuning on x-axis. Q1 and Q2 are used to align the micro-gyroscope. - The micro-gyroscope has an inertia matrix J, a stiffness matrix, K and a damping matrix D which define the rotational motion about the x and y axes. In operation, the micro-gyroscope is driven about the x-axis in order to sense inertial rate about the z-axis through Coriolis coupling of the driven motion to the sense, or y, axis. As described above, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sense axis motion is nulled by a linear feedback torque uy, where the torque is a measure of the inertial rate Ω.
- It is also preferred that the micro-gyroscope have closely tuned operation. Closely tuned operation has a drive frequency that is selected close to the sense axis natural resonant frequency for maximum mechanical gain. Symmetrical design and accurate construction of the micro-gyroscope are important so that the two rocking mode natural frequencies are similar. A self-resonant drive about the x-axis, for example an AGC loop, will permit large drive motion with small torque controls.
- It is not presently known how to fabricate a micro-gyroscope with atomic precision. Therefore, it is inevitable that asymmetry and imbalance in the matricies J, D, and K will lead to false Coriolis rate indications. The present invention independently controls alignment and tuning of the micro-gyroscope. Control torque, uy, about the y-axis will be detected with zero inertial rate output.
- The
method 100 of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 5. Misalignment is detected 102 by the presence of a quadrature signal amplitude on Vout. The misalignment is corrected 104 by an electrostatic bias adjustment to electrode Q1 or Q2. - Residual mistuning is detected108 and corrected 110 by way of an electrostatic bias adjustment to electrode T1. The
detection 108 is accomplished by noting the presence of a quadrature signal noise level or a transfer function test signal. - In the following description of the present invention, the motion about the y-axis is regarded to be infinitesimal, i.e. perfect feedback, and drive axis motion about the x-axis is described as:
- θs=θxosin(ωo t)
- where ωo is the operating frequency of the drive and Ixo is the drive amplitude.
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- where output axis torque Ty=Tc+uy+δTTd. The Coriolis torque is Tc=−Jyy2kΩsθx, k is the micro-gyroscope angular gain, the wideband control is uy=−G(s)(θy+δ Rθx) and the drive torque Td=D xsIx is at a drive resonance of ωo=(Kxx/Jxx)½.
- Analysis of the small motion on the y-axis is described hereinafter. The equation for y-axis motion has the form:
- F(s)θy +H(s)θx =−G(s)θy −G(s)δRθ x +T c(s)θx +L(s))δTθx
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- u y =−G(s)θy −G(s)δRθx
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- which can be approximated as:
- u y≈(1−δc)(1−jφ c)(I o +Q o j)sθ x
- u y≈(1−δc)[(I o +Q oφc)+j(Q o −I oφc)]sθ x
- where K=KωKcKT can be set by compensator gain, Kc to achieve closed loop bandwidth, ωc=K/Jyy/2ωOL/δc, and open loop bandwidth, ωOL=Dyy/Jyy/2
- φc=(J yyωo 2 −K yy)/(K(1+δc)ωo)
- Q o=−(−(J yx−δR J yy)ωo 2+(K yx−δR K yy))/ωo
- I o=(J yy2kΩ+D yx δ RDyy−δT D xx)
- Demodulation of feedback voltage Vty, which is proportional to uy, with drive reference Vthx produces an output proportional to Ω plus an in-phase rate bias term due to the real component of uy and is given by:
- Ωbi=(D yxδR D yy−δT D xx+φc(−(J yx−δR J yy)ωo 2+(K yx−δR K yy))/ωo)/2kJ yy
- Demodulation of feedback voltage Vty with a signal in quadrature to Vthx produces a quadrature rate bias, which is given by:
- Ωbq=(−φc(D yx−δR D yy−δT D xx)+(−(J yx−δR J yy)ωo 2+(K yx−δR K yy))/ωo)/2kJ yy
- Given the above analysis of the small motion on the y-axis, the method of the present invention sets the sensor misalignment to zero, δR=0 electronically, and then electrostatically aligns the microgyroscope by introducing an electrostatic cross coupling spring Ke xy to cancel the misalignment torque. For example, Ty=Ke xyIy=(Jxyωy 2+Kxy)Iy. The remaining in-phase bias component of Ωbi can also be nulled. This can be accomplished by introducing a relative gain mismatch δT≠0 on the automatic gain control voltage to each of the drive electrodes D1 and D2. This compensates for the false rate arising from finite modal damping and misalignment of the damping axes, i.e. set Dxy−δDxx=0. The compensation also applies to any systematic changes in damping affecting both axes, for example, as may be caused by bulk temperature changes.
- For a four-electrode cloverleaf micro-gyroscope like the one shown in FIG. 1, the cross-coupled electrostatic stiffness can be introduced by applying more or less bias voltage to one of the drive electrodes, D1 or D2. The in-phase rate bias error is also nulled as described above.
- In the preferred closed loop operation of the present invention, the compensation is set such that G(s)=sK and K is maximized to be consistent with loop stability. In such a case, dependence on scale factor and phase shift on the mechanical response are minimized. Furthermore, with fully tuned operation,
- ωnx 2 =K xx /J xx=ωny 2 K yy /J yy=ωo 2
- and there is no closed loop phase error, φc=0. For tuned conditions, maximum mechanical gain and maximum loop gain occur. Therefore, noise due to input electronic noise is minimized.
- For an eight-electrode design, as shown in FIG. 4, electrostatic cross-coupled stiffness, Ke xy for alignment purposes can be introduced by modification of the bias voltage of either Q1 or Q2. Electrostatic modification of net Kxx for tuning purposes can be accomplished by increasing or decreasing the bias voltage T1 as well.
- For example, if ωnx>ωny then the bias voltage applied to T1 is made larger than the voltage applied to S1 and S2. The total stiffness is the elastic stiffness plus the electrostatic stiffness. The total stiffness about the x-axis is lowered so that ωnx is also lowered and brought into tune with ωny. In this regard, the present invention provides a tuning method for vibratory micro-gyroscopes in which one of the bias voltages is increased or decreased until a minimum value of the rms noise is obtained or until a transfer function indicates tuning. In the alternative, a test signal may be maximized.
- For the eight-electrode design, a bias on Q1 or Q2 will introduce cross axis electrostatic stiffness. To align the gyroscope, Q1 bias is adjusted until the quadrature amplitude is nulled. δT is adjusted until the rate output is nulled.
- To independently tune the micro-gyroscope according to the present invention, the electrostatic tuning bias, electrode T1, is adjusted until closed loop quadrature or in-phase noise, or another tuning signal, is minimized.
- While particular embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, numerous variations and alternate embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended that the invention be limited only in terms of the appended claims.
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