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Vibration type angular velocity detector

  • US 6,018,996 A
  • Filed: 06/05/1998
  • Issued: 02/01/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vibration type angular velocity detector comprising:

  • a movable body comprising an axis in a direction corresponding to a z-axis, in a rectangular coordinate system established by an x-axis, a y-axis, and the z-axis;

    driving piezoelectric elements affixed to said movable body for vibrating said movable body in a direction of the x-axis;

    at least one reference piezoelectric element affixed to said movable body for detecting a vibration of said movable body in the x-axis direction and outputting a reference output in response to the vibration of said movable body in the x-direction;

    at least one detecting piezoelectric element affixed to said movable body for detecting the vibration of said movable body in the y-axis direction in response to an angular velocity acting on said movable body where said movable body is vibrating in the x-axis direction;

    a control mechanism for driving said driving piezoelectric elements to have opposite phases so that said movable body vibrates in the x-axis direction based on said reference output from said at least one reference piezoelectric element, said control mechanism comprising;

    an exciting force generator for generating a y-axis direction exciting force based on said reference output so that a phase of the vibration of said movable body in the x-axis direction is shifted; and

    an angular velocity detector for detecting the angular velocity based on said reference output and an output of said at least one detecting piezoelectric element indicative of the vibration of said movable body in the y-axis direction,wherein said control mechanism applies said y-axis direction exciting force to said movable body by driving said driving piezoelectric elements.

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