Method and apparatus for self-calibration of gyroscopes

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PATENT NO 8763441
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13444413

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A gyroscope having a resonant body utilizes a self-calibration mechanism that does not require physical rotation of the resonant body. Instead, interface circuitry applies a rotating electrostatic field to first and second drive electrodes simultaneously to excite both the drive and sense resonance modes of the gyroscope. When drive electrodes associated with both the drive and sense resonance modes of the gyroscope are excited by forces of equal amplitude but 90° phase difference, respectively, the phase shift in the gyroscope response, as measured by the current output of the sense electrodes for each resonance mode, is proportional to an equivalent gyroscope rotation rate.

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GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION400 10TH STREET N W ATLANTA GA 30332 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Ayazi, Farrokh Atlanta, US 82 2048
Casinovi, Giorgio Atlanta, US 4 27
Dalal, Milap Jayesh Morganville, US 3 12
Shirazi, Arashk Norouz Pour Atlanta, US 5 22
Sung, Wang-Kyung Atlanta, US 4 70

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