Method for detecting an output of a gyroscope with dual synchronized detection circuit and dual smoothing circuit

• US 5,412,204 A
• Filed: 02/17/1994
• Issued: 05/02/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Original Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co Limited
• Inventors: Nakamura, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelms, David C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LE, QUE TAN
• Application Number:
  US08/197,869
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 250/231.12, 250/231.16, 250/231.18, 73/505, 73/504, 73/496, 310/316, 310/320, 310/353
• US Class Current: 250/231.12
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/5649 Signal processing

Abstract

Two piezoelectric elements (16a), (16b) for detecting of a vibratory gyroscope (12) are connected to a first differential amplifier circuit (38) and a summing circuit (46). An output of the first differential amplifier circuit (38) is detected in synchronous with a feedback signal of the vibratory gyroscope (12) by a first synchronized detection circuit (40), and further smoothed by a first smoothing circuit (44). The output signal of the first differential amplifier circuit (38) is detected in synchronous with an output signal of a phase correction circuit (48) by a second synchronized detection circuit (42), and further smoothed by a second smoothing circuit (50). By a level adjusting circuit (52), it is adjusted that a drift component of an output signal of the first smoothing circuit (44) and a drift component of an output signal of the second smoothing circuit (50) are the same level. A difference between the output signal of the first smoothing circuit (44) and an the output signal of the level adjusting circuit (52) is obtained by a second differential amplifier circuit (54). Furthermore, the output signal of the first differential amplifier circuit (38) may be detected in synchronous with an output signal of the summing circuit (46), smoothed and applied to the level adjusting circuit (52).

Claims

1. A method for detecting an output of a gyroscope for measuring an output of a vibratory gyroscope including a prism-shaped vibrating body and two detecting members formed on a surface of said vibrating body comprising:

a step for detecting a difference between output signals of said two detecting members by a differential circuit;

a step for detecting a sum of the output signals of said two detecting members by a summing circuit;

a step for shifting an output signal of said summing circuit by 90 degree by a phase correction circuit;

a step for detecting an output signal of said differential circuit in synchronous with a Coriolis detecting signal of said vibratory gyroscope by a first synchronized detection circuit;

a step for detecting the output signal of said differential circuit in synchronous with an output signal of said phase correction circuit by a second synchronized detection circuit;

a step for smoothing an output signal of said first synchronized detection circuit by a first smoothing circuit;

a step for smoothing an output signal of said second synchronized detection circuit by a second smoothing circuit; and

a step for eliminating a drift component by composing an output signal of said first smoothing circuit and an output signal of said second smoothing circuit with adjusting a level thereof.

2. A method for detecting an output of a gyroscope according to claim 1, wherein said step for eliminating the drift component includes a step for adjusting the level of the output signal of said second smoothing circuit by a level adjusting circuit.

3. A method for detecting an output of a gyroscope according to claim 2, wherein said step for eliminating the drift component includes a step for detecting a difference between the output signal of said first smoothing circuit and an output of said level adjusting circuit by another differential circuit.

4. A method for detecting an output of a gyroscope for measuring an output of a vibratory gyroscope including a prism-shaped vibrating body and two detecting members formed on a surface of said vibrating body comprising:

a step for detecting a difference between output signals of said two detecting members by a differential circuit;

a step for detecting a sum of the output signals of said two detecting members by a summing circuit;

a step for shifting an output signal of said summing circuit by 90 degree by a phase correction circuit;

a step for detecting an output signal of said differential circuit in synchronous with a Coriolis detecting signal of said vibratory gyroscope by a first synchronized detection circuit;

a step for detecting the output signal of said differential circuit in synchronous with an output signal of said phase correction circuit by a second synchronized detection circuit;

a step for detecting the output signal of said differential circuit in synchronous with the output signal of said summing circuit by a third synchronized detection circuit;

a step for smoothing an output signal of said first synchronized detection circuit by a first smoothing circuit;

a step for smoothing an output signal of said second synchronized detection circuit by a second smoothing circuit;

a step for smoothing an output signal of said third synchronized detection circuit by a third smoothing circuit; and

a step for eliminating a drift component by composing an output signal of said first smoothing circuit, output signals of said second smoothing circuit and said third smoothing circuit with adjusting levels thereof.

5. A method for detecting an output of a gyroscope according to claim 4, wherein said step for eliminating the drift component includes a step for adjusting the levels of the output signals of said second smoothing circuit and said third smoothing circuit by a level adjusting circuit.

6. A method for detecting an output of a gyroscope according to claim 5, wherein said step for eliminating the drift component includes a step for detecting a difference between the output signal of said first smoothing circuit and an output signal of said level adjusting circuit by another differential circuit.