Micromechanical sensor of angular velocity
First Claim
1. A micromechanical device for detecting angular velocity, said device comprising:
- four open drive frames, each forming a semi-open enclosure;
four detection masses, each disposed within the semi-open enclosure formed by the respective open drive frame, thefour detection masses configured to double differentially detect angular velocity about a single rotation axis aligned with a plane of the device;
an inner coupling lever system for coupling the four detection masses into a synchronized anti-phase detection motion; and
first springs coupling each one of the four detection masses to a respective one of the four open drive frames, the first springs being configured to relay a linear driving motion of each open drive frame to a detection mass coupled to it and wherein, for each of the detection masses, a plurality of first springs coupling the detection mass to the respective open drive frame are disposed symmetrically with respect to an axis aligned with the linear driving motion.
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Abstract
A micromechanical device includes four open drive frames and four detection masses for double differentially detecting angular velocity about a single axis aligned with the plane of the micromechanical device. A coupling frame system couples the four open drive frames into a synchronized anti-phase driving motion. In each four pairs of adjacent open drive frames, two adjacent open drive frames move in phases opposite to each other. Axes of linear driving motion of each of the drive frames are aligned. Anti-phase synchronized driving motion of the open drive frames is relayed through a spring arrangement to an anti-phase synchronized driving motion of the four detection masses. An inner coupling lever system couples the four detection masses into a synchronized anti-phase detection motion. In each four pairs of adjacent detection masses, phases of two adjacent detection masses are opposite. Axes of linear detection motion of the detection masses are aligned.
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19 Claims
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1. A micromechanical device for detecting angular velocity, said device comprising:
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four open drive frames, each forming a semi-open enclosure; four detection masses, each disposed within the semi-open enclosure formed by the respective open drive frame, the four detection masses configured to double differentially detect angular velocity about a single rotation axis aligned with a plane of the device; an inner coupling lever system for coupling the four detection masses into a synchronized anti-phase detection motion; and first springs coupling each one of the four detection masses to a respective one of the four open drive frames, the first springs being configured to relay a linear driving motion of each open drive frame to a detection mass coupled to it and wherein, for each of the detection masses, a plurality of first springs coupling the detection mass to the respective open drive frame are disposed symmetrically with respect to an axis aligned with the linear driving motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a micromechanical device for detecting angular velocity, said method comprising:
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providing a micromechanical device including four open drive frames, each forming a semi-open enclosure, and four detection masses, each disposed within the semi-open enclosure formed by the respective open drive frame, the four detection masses configured to double differentially detect angular velocity about a single rotation axis aligned with the plane of the micromechanical device; coupling the four detection masses into a synchronized anti-phase detection motion with an inner coupling lever system; and coupling each one of the four detection masses to a respective one of the four open drive frames with first springs, which are configured to relay a linear driving motion of each open drive frame to a detection mass coupled to it, and wherein for each of the detection masses, a plurality of first springs coupling the detection mass to the respective open drive frame are disposed symmetrically with respect to an axis aligned with the linear driving motion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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