Micro-Glassblown 3-D Coriolis Vibratory MEMS Gyroscope
· Capability for batch fabrication · Compact devices 10 to 100 times smaller than and consume less power than state of the art commercial fused silica gyroscopes · Out-of-plane transduction method allows for smaller capacitive gaps, lower cost, and robustness to alignment errors and noise
High performance gyroscope, timing, signal processing, and inertial sensing
Macro-scale hemispherical resonator gyroscopes have the qualities for high-performance resonator applications – e.g. precision timing and inertial sensing. State of the art resonator gyroscopes are large (20+ mm diameter), expensive (upwards of $50k per gyroscope), and not compatible with batch level fabrication. The inventors have developed a method for batch fabrication of high performance, fused silica MEMS gyroscopes. An advantageous wineglass geometry is used, resulting in devices which are highly symmetric, minimize energy loss, and are robust to external vibrations. Most notably, the inventors have developed both in-plane and out-of-plane transductions methods, which has resulted in Q-factors as high as 85,000 – unprecedented for resonators of that size.
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State Of Development Working prototypes have been developed using batch fabrication and characterized to high-performance standards Related Materials Tech ID/UC Case 27076/2014-357-0 Related Cases 2014-357-0
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