CAPACITIVE AREA-CHANGED MEMS GYROSCOPE WITH ADJUSTABLE RESONANCE FREQUENCIES

    公开(公告)号:MY147014A

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-15

    申请号:MYPI20071872

    申请日:2007-10-31

    Applicant: MIMOS BERHAD

    Abstract: THERE IS DISCLOSED A SURFACE MICROMACHINED (MEMS) GYROSCOPE DEVICE WHERE THE RESONANCE FREQUENCIES ARE CAPABLE OF BEING ADJUSTED AND TUNED FOR OBTAINING MAXIMUM RESPONSE GAIN FOR HIGHER SENSITIVITY. THE MEMS GYROSCOPE COMPRISES OF A SUBSTRATE (1), A PROOF-MASS (2), A CAPACITIVE AREA-CHANGED PLATE (3), A DRIVING MODE ELECTRODE (4) AND A SENSING MODE ELECTRODE (5). THE PROOF-MASS (2) IS STRUCTURED AS A CROSS-SHAPED BODY THAT INCLUDES THE SENSING MODE AND DRIVING MODE ELECTRODES (4, 5) WHERE THE PROOF-MASS IS ADAPTED TO OSCILLATE BACK AND FORTH LATERALLY IS OVER THE CAPACITIVE AREA-CHANGED PLATE (3) DEFINING AN AREA-CHANGED CAPACITIVE TYPE MEMS GYROSCOPE. THE DRIVING AND SENSING MODE ELECTRODES (4, 5) ARE SHAPED AS A SYMMETRICAL BRANCH-FINGER STRUCTURE. THE PROOF- MASS IS CONNECTED TO THE SUBSTRATE (1) THROUGH A SPRING (6) AND THE BRANCH-FINGER STRUCTURE IS PROVIDED HAVING TWO DIFFERENT GAP SIDE-BY-SIDE AND NARROW-WIDE NARROW GAP SERIES CONFIGURATION, WHEREBY THE SPRING IS CONFIGURED AS A CIRCULAR-SHAPED, RECTANGULAR-SHAPED OR VARIATIONS OF THE SAME. THE SPRING CONSTANT (KX, KY) IS CONTROLLABLE AND ADJUSTABLE THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF VOLTAGE ON THE BRANCH FINGER ACTING AS ACTUATOR AND PSEUDO SPRING THUS PROVIDING TUNED RESONANT FREQUENCY FOR HIGHER SENSITIVITY.

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