Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Time domain switched ring/disc resonant gyroscope
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Application No.: US14959256Application Date: 2015-12-04
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Publication No.: US10027281B2Publication Date: 2018-07-17
- Inventor: Paul D. Swanson , Andrew Wang
- Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
- Current Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific
- Agent Kyle Eppele; Ryan J. Friedl
- Main IPC: H03B5/30
- IPC: H03B5/30 ; H03K17/955 ; G01C19/5705 ; G01P15/135 ; G01P15/097 ; G01P15/125

Abstract:
A system includes a circular oscillator suspended by a flexible support structure to a support frame, a drive mechanism configured to induce the circular oscillator into a two-dimensional drive oscillation, where the drive oscillation is modified responsive to a sense oscillation of the circular oscillator caused by an angular rotation of the support frame and the circular oscillator, and a plurality of digital proximity switches disposed around a perimeter of the circular oscillator. During the modified drive oscillation a plurality of the digital proximity switches are configured to switch between an open state and a closed state and generate a time and position output to allow for a determination of each of a plurality of variable oscillation parameters for each oscillation of the modified drive oscillation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160126890A1 Time Domain Switched Ring/Disc Resonant Gyroscope Public/Granted day:2016-05-05
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