Drift suppressing circuit of gyroscope

• US 5,355,034 A
• Filed: 06/28/1993
• Issued: 10/11/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: Mori, Akira, Nakamura, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Callahan, Timothy P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TON, MY TRANG
• Application Number:
  US08/083,888
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 307/351, 307/352, 307/353, 307/359, 307/358, 307/360, 307/491, 307/494, 307/362, 307/355, 328/150, 328/151, 328/129.1, 33/326
• US Class Current: 327/307
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/5649 Signal processing
• CPC Class Codes: H03F 1/303 using a switching device H03F1/305, H03F3/005, H03F3/38 take precedence

Abstract

An output signal of a gyroscope is input to two differential circuits having different characteristics in a high frequency band. Output signals of the differential circuits are compared in a comparison circuit, and the output signal of the gyroscope at the time when the output signals of the two differential circuits are equal is output from a sampling hold circuit. In the two differential circuits, the difference of the output signal of the gyroscope and an output signal of the sampling hold circuit is output. The output signal of the gyroscope may be input to a time constant circuit having a switching function and a hold function. At this time, the difference of the output signal of the gyroscope and the output signal of the time constant circuit is output from the differential circuit. The output signal of the differential circuit is compared with a reference voltage generated in a reference voltage circuit in a comparator. The switching function of the time constant circuit is controlled by an output signal of the comparator.

Claims

1. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope for suppressing drift components included in an output of the gyroscope, said drift suppressing circuit comprising:

a first differential circuit having a same frequency characteristic for all frequencies, the output of said gyroscope is input to a first input terminal of said first differential circuit and said first differential circuit having an output;

a second differential circuit having a frequency characteristic, on a higher frequency side above a specific frequency, which is different from the frequency characteristic of said first differential circuit, the output of said gyroscope is input to a first input terminal of said second differential circuit and said second differential circuit having an output;

a comparison circuit for comparing the output of said first differential circuit and the output of said second differential circuit; and

a sampling hold circuit for outputting a correction signal for suppressing said drift components included in the output of said gyroscope, said sampling hold circuit for holding and for outputting the output of said gyroscope as the correction signal when the output of said first differential circuit and the output of said second differential circuit compared by said comparison circuit are substantially equal, and said sampling hold circuit for outputting the held output of the gyroscope as the correction signal when the outputs of first and second differential circuits are not substantiality equal, said correction signal input to a second input terminal of said first differential circuit and to a second input terminal of said second differential circuit.

2. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 1, wherein

said second differential circuit outputs an amplified signal in a high frequency band as compared with said first differential circuit.

3. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 1, wherein

said second differential circuit outputs an attenuated signal in a high frequency band as compared with said first differential circuit.

4. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 1 wherein the same frequency characteristic is a constant amplification degree for all frequencies.

5. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope for suppressing drift components included in an output of the gyroscope, said drift suppressing circuit comprising:

a time constant circuit having a switching function which controls an input from said gyroscope and having a hold function which holds the input from said gyroscope and said time constant circuit outputting a signal, delayed by a time constant, from the input signal;

a differential circuit for outputting a difference between the output of said gyroscope and the output of said time constant circuit;

a reference voltage circuit for generating a reference voltage, said reference Voltage used for determining a difference between the output of said gyroscope and said drift components; and

a comparator for comparing the reference voltage, generated in said reference voltage circuit, and the output of said differential circuit to switch the time constant circuit.

6. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 5, wherein

the switching function of said time constant circuit is given by a switching element which switches by a signal from said comparator, and said hold function and said time constant are given by combination of a resistor and a capacitor.

7. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 6, wherein

said switching element is FET.

8. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 6, wherein

the reference voltage generated in said reference voltage circuit is a value having a fixed range of voltage.

9. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 8, wherein

a signal is input to said time constant circuit from said gyroscope when the output of said differential circuit is within the range of said reference voltage, and a signal is not input to said time constant circuit from said gyroscope when the output of said differential circuit is outside of the range of said reference voltage.

10. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 5, wherein

the reference voltage generated in said reference voltage circuit is a value having a fixed range of voltage.

11. A drift suppressing circuit of a gyroscope according to claim 10 wherein

a signal is input to said time constant circuit from said gyroscope when the output of said differential circuit is within the range of said reference voltage, and a signal is not input to said time constant circuit from said gyroscope when the output of said differential circuit is outside of the range of said reference voltage.