Title :
Progress in integrated gyroscopes
Author_Institution :
Analog Devices, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Fully integrated gyroscopes have some unique advantages in low power, size, weight, and cost. The progress in bringing an integrated gyroscope to mass production is described, together with some of the strategies employed to overcome difficulties with this class of device, in particular, the measures to produce shock and vibration immunity. A natural progression for future products is also outlined.
Keywords :
accelerometers; gyroscopes; Coriolis accelerometer; gyroscope mass production; integrated gyroscope; shock immunity; vibration immunity; Accelerometers; Consumer electronics; Costs; Electric shock; Global Positioning System; Gyroscopes; Manufacturing; Mass production; Micromechanical devices; Vibration measurement;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAES.2004.1365660
