MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICE WITH COMPENSATION OF ERRORS DUE TO DISTURBANCE FORCES, SUCH AS QUADRATURE COMPONENTS
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1. A MEMS device comprising:
- a substrate;
elastic elements;
a drive system; and
a plurality of movable mass systems elastically coupled to the substrate and the drive system by the elastic elements, the plurality of movable mass systems being configured to be driven by the drive system, each of the plurality of movable mass systems including;
a suspended mass configured to be subjected to disturbance forces; and
a damping mass configured to resonate at its natural frequency in response to the respective suspended mass systems being driven by the drive system, the damping mass being configured to reduce movements of the suspended mass due to the disturbance forces.
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Abstract
MEMS device having a support region elastically carrying a suspended mass through first elastic elements. A tuned dynamic absorber is elastically coupled to the suspended mass and configured to dampen quadrature forces acting on the suspended mass at the natural oscillation frequency of the dynamic absorber. The tuned dynamic absorber is formed by a damping mass coupled to the suspended mass through second elastic elements. In an embodiment, the suspended mass and the damping mass are formed in a same structural layer, for example of semiconductor material, and the damping mass is surrounded by the suspended mass.
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1. A MEMS device comprising:
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a substrate; elastic elements; a drive system; and a plurality of movable mass systems elastically coupled to the substrate and the drive system by the elastic elements, the plurality of movable mass systems being configured to be driven by the drive system, each of the plurality of movable mass systems including; a suspended mass configured to be subjected to disturbance forces; and a damping mass configured to resonate at its natural frequency in response to the respective suspended mass systems being driven by the drive system, the damping mass being configured to reduce movements of the suspended mass due to the disturbance forces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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5. The MEMS device of 4, wherein the drive system is configured to drive the first pair of movable mass systems in a first direction that corresponds to the first axis, wherein the drive system is configured to drive the second pair of movable mass systems in a second direction that corresponds to the second axis.
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11. An electronic device comprising:
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a controller; and a MEMS device coupled to the controller, the MEMS device including; elastic elements; a drive system; and first and second movable mass systems elastically coupled to the drive system by the elastic elements and configured to be driven by the drive system, the first movable mass system including a first suspended mass and a first damping mass, the second movable mass including a second suspended mass and a second damping mass, the first and second suspended masses configured to be subjected to quadrature forces, the first and second damping masses configured to resonate at their natural frequency in response to being driven by the drive system, the first and second damping masses being configured to reduce movements of the first and second suspended masses, respectively, due to the quadrature forces. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A gyroscope comprising:
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a substrate; a central anchor; a drive system; first and second elastic elements; and a plurality of movable mass systems elastically coupled to the central anchor by the first elastic elements and coupled to the drive system by the second elastic elements, each of the plurality of movable mass systems including; a suspended mass configured to be subjected to quadrature forces; and a damping mass configured to resonate at its natural frequency in response to being driven by the drive system, the damping mass being configured to reduce movements of the suspended mass due to the quadrature forces. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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