Birdbath Resonator Gyroscope
Application ID: 138311
This tutorial demonstrates how to model a gyroscope based on the birdbath resonator gyroscope (BRG) design. The BRG is a type of Coriolis vibratory gyroscope (CVG) invented at the University of Michigan as a navigation-grade gyroscope in the mm-scale. This tutorial shows how the gyroscope's axisymmetric design results in degenerate eigenfrequencies that allow the coupling between drive and sense modes to enable the detection of Coriolis force.
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- COMSOL Multiphysics® and
- Structural Mechanics Module and
- either the AC/DC Module, or MEMS Module
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