Sensor for determining angular velocity with piezoceramic component formed as thickness shear oscillator
First Claim
1. A sensor for determining an angular velocity comprising at least one piezoceramic element having a polar axis and formed as a thickness shear oscillator having flat surfaces and side surfaces arranged so that said polar axis is parallel to said flat surfaces and perpendicular to said side surfaces, said sensor having exciting electrodes located on said flat surfaces and measuring electrodes located on said side surfaces for measuring angular velocity proportional to charge of said piezoceramic element, so that shear oscillation in direction of said polar axis is produced and during rotation about a rotary axis extending perpendicular to said polar axis and parallel to said flat surfaces Coriolis forces are produced which cause charges on surfaces which are perpendicular to said polar axis and which represent a measure of the angular velocity of rotation of said piezoceramic element.
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Abstract
A sensor (10) for determining angular velocity includes one or a plurality of piezoceramic plates (11, 12, 31 to 34), which are suitably oriented with respect to the axis of rotation and execute shear oscillations with the aid of an exciting circuit. If the sensor (10) is located in a rotating system, piezoelectric charges are generated on specific plate surfaces by generated Coriolis forces (Kc). These charges represent a measure of the rotational velocity (Ω).
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- 1. A sensor for determining an angular velocity comprising at least one piezoceramic element having a polar axis and formed as a thickness shear oscillator having flat surfaces and side surfaces arranged so that said polar axis is parallel to said flat surfaces and perpendicular to said side surfaces, said sensor having exciting electrodes located on said flat surfaces and measuring electrodes located on said side surfaces for measuring angular velocity proportional to charge of said piezoceramic element, so that shear oscillation in direction of said polar axis is produced and during rotation about a rotary axis extending perpendicular to said polar axis and parallel to said flat surfaces Coriolis forces are produced which cause charges on surfaces which are perpendicular to said polar axis and which represent a measure of the angular velocity of rotation of said piezoceramic element.
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