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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2004
Burgess R. Johnson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Mark W. Weber, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Burgess R. Johnson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Mark W. Weber, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for reducing rate bias errors and scale factor errors in a MEMS gyroscope are disclosed. A MEMS actuator device in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include at least one substrate including one or more horizontal drive electrodes, and a movable electrode spaced vertically from and adjacent to the one or more horizontal drive electrodes. The horizontal drive electrodes and/or movable electrode can be configured to eliminate or reduce rate bias and scale factor errors resulting from the displacement of the movable electrode in the direction of a sense axis of the device.