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Method for calibrating the difference in stiffness and/or quadrature of a vibrating inertial sensor

US12332080B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 2021
Grant dateJun 17, 2025
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C19/574
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for calibrating the stiffness mismatch ΔK or quadrature Kxy of a vibrating angular sensor includes a resonator extending about two axes x and y defining a sensor frame xy, comprising a vibrating proof mass comprising two parts configured to vibrate in phase opposition; and detection, excitation, quadrature compensation and stiffness adjustment transducers; and a stiffness matrix KO in the wave frame; the method comprising steps of: A determining the electrical angle; B recovering a quadrature or stiffness term of the stiffness matrix KO in the wave frame, the term being a sum of functions in cos(iθ) and sin(iθ); C determining the amplitudes of the functions in cos(iθ) and sin(iθ); then D determining the stiffness mismatch ΔK or the quadrature Kxy, on the basis of the amplitudes.

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