Vibration-type gyro apparatus for calculating angular velocity
US5821420A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C19/5607
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to a vibration-type gyro apparatus for measuring an angular velocity using the Coriolis force exerted on a tuning fork. The tuning fork has two vibrational members symmetric about a Z axis. The two vibrational members vibrate along Z axis and are displaced along a Y axis by the Coriolis force. Each of the two vibrational members includes a cantilevered tabular member arranged along an XZ plane and has a shape symmetric about the center axis thereof. Electrode sections are formed on the two sides of the vibrational members, and electrodes are formed in the internal space of a casing at positions corresponding to the electrode sections. The electrodes are arranged by being deviated outward or inward of the center axis of the vibration members with respect to the electrode sections. Each of the electrodes is supplied with a displacement detection AC voltage and a control voltage from a detection and drive circuit.
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