| 摘要 |
<p>A gyroscope structure (41) includes ring structure (42) supported from a central hub (43) by eight compliant support legs (44a to 44h). Primary drive transducers (45a and 45b) and secondary drive transducers (46a and 46b) are all located around and in spaced relationship with the external periphery of the ring structure (42) to create capacitive gaps and primary pick-off transducers (47a and 47b) and secondary pick-off transducers (48a and 48b) are all located around and (10) in spaced relationship with the internal periphery of the ring structure (42) to create capacitive gaps. The gyroscope structure (41) includes sixteen capacitor plates (49a to 49p) in spaced relationship to the ring structure (42) to create capacitive gaps. Two groups of capacitive plates (49a to 49d and 49i to 49l) are all located around the internal periphery of the ring structure (42) and two groups of capacitor plates (49e to 49h and 49m to 49p) are all located around the external periphery of the ring structure (42). Each capacitor plate (49a to 49p) is arranged to generate a predetermined electrostatic force, which acts upon the ring structure (42) to locally adjust the stiffness of the ring structure 42. The positioning of the transducers (45a to 48b) and capacitor plates (49a to 20 49p) reduces the effect of variation a capacitive gap with ring structure (42) due to temperature change, thereby improving the scalefactor of the gyroscope structure.</p> |
