Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Angular velocity sensor and method for correcting angular velocity sensor
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Application No.: US15219446Application Date: 2016-07-26
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Publication No.: US10359285B2Publication Date: 2019-07-23
- Inventor: Hideyuki Murakami , Takashi Kawai , Masaki Nakamura
- Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: RatnerPrestia
- Priority: JP2009-236384 20091013; JP2010-014960 20100127; JP2010-014961 20100127
- Main IPC: G01C19/5776
- IPC: G01C19/5776

Abstract:
An angular velocity sensor including a vibration body having a sensor electrode, a driving electrode, and a monitor electrode. The monitor electrode generates a signal according to vibration of the vibration body. The sensor circuit outputs a signal representing an angular velocity applied to the vibration body. The amplitude determination circuit measures amplitude of vibration of the vibration body. A PLL circuit includes a constant voltage source for generating a constant voltage, a timing switching unit for outputting a voltage by switching selectively between the constant voltage and a voltage corresponding to the monitor signal, and a voltage-controlled oscillator for outputting an oscillation signal having a frequency corresponding to the voltage output from the timing switching unit. When the amplitude measured is smaller than a predetermined value, the timing switching unit outputs the constant voltage output from the constant voltage source and outputs a start-up mode signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160334216A1 ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING ANGULAR VELOCITY SENSOR Public/Granted day:2016-11-17
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