Decaying Time Constant Enhanced MEMS Disk Resonator for High Precision Gyroscopic Application

This paper reports a new design strategy of adding lumped masses to the frame structure of a disk resonator gyroscope (DRG) to mitigate its figure of merit (FOM). A greatly enhanced decaying time constant <italic>τ</italic> can lead to very small FOM, which could then greatly mitigate the DRG's bias and bias drift. Additionally, this technique could also reduce the Brownian noise floor. A comprehensive investigation of the possible ways to add the lumped masses is presented, and a detailed design guideline is provided. A DRG prototype based on this design strategy is then presented and shows a <italic>τ</italic> of 38.5 s, a quality factor <italic>Q</italic> of 358 k, and a FOM of 1.9°/s. The prototype is operated in the force-to-rebalance mode, and an angle random walk of 0.012°/√h and a bias stability of 0.08°/h are demonstrated experimentally. This design strategy is suitable for use in batch fabrication of very high precision microelectromechanical systems devices such as gyroscopes.

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