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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Inventors:
Guiti Zolfagharkhani, Brighton, MA (US);
Jan H. Kuypers, Rehau, DE;
Alexei Gaidarzhy, Brighton, MA (US);
David M. Chen, Brookline, MA (US);
Pritiraj Mohanty, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Analog Devices, Inc., Norwood, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/56 (2012.01); G01C 19/5712 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 19/56 (2013.01); G01C 19/5712 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a micromechanical gyroscope and a circuit. The micromechanical gyroscope is configured to be excited in a first mode by a drive signal, and configured to be excited in a second mode by a gyroscopic effect. The circuit is coupled to the micromechanical gyroscope and configured to detect the gyroscopic effect when the micromechanical gyroscope is in the second mode.