Silicon MEMS inertial sensors evolution over a quarter century

G Langfelder, M Bestetti, M Gadola - Journal of Micromechanics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Silicon-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) inertial sensors have become
ubiquitous, revolutionizing motion sensing, vibration sensing and accurate positioning in …

A review of eigenmode and frequency control in piezoelectric MEMS resonators

Z Liu, F Ayazi - IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resonators possess favorable
properties, such as strong electromechanical coupling, high, and polarized linear …

Overview and analysis of MEMS Coriolis vibratory ring gyroscope

J Jia, X Ding, Z Qin, Z Ruan, W Li, X Liu, H Li - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) Coriolis vibratory ring gyroscope, which utilizes
Byran effect to detect rotation, is regarded as a two-dimensional derivative of vibrating shell …

4H-silicon carbide as an acoustic material for MEMS

Y Long, Z Liu, F Ayazi - IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article discusses the potential of 4H-silicon carbide (SiC) as a superior acoustic
material for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), particularly for high-performance …

4H silicon carbide bulk acoustic wave gyroscope with ultra-high Q-factor for on-chip inertial navigation

Z Liu, Y Long, C Wehner, H Wen, F Ayazi - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Inertial navigation on a chip has long been constrained by the noise and stability issues of
micromechanical Coriolis gyroscopes, as silicon, the dominant material for …

A digital force-to-rebalance scheme for high-frequency bulk-acoustic-wave micro-gyroscopes

C Li, H Wen, H Chen, F Ayazi - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a digital force-to-rebalance (FTR) control system to substantially extend
the bandwidth of high-Q mode-matched high-frequency micro-electro-mechanical systems …

0.25 deg/h closed-loop bulk acoustic wave gyroscope

DE Serrano, A Rahafrooz, R Lipka… - … on Inertial Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports on the design and characterization of a low-noise, wide-bandwidth, mode-
matched bulk-acoustic wave (BAW) gyroscope operating in a rotation-rate closed-loop …

Multi-coefficient eigenmode operation—breaking through 10°/h open-loop bias instability in wideband aluminum nitride piezoelectric BAW gyroscopes

Z Liu, H Wen, F Ayazi - Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2023 - nature.com
In this paper, a modification to the eigenmode operation of resonant gyroscopes is
introduced. The multi-coefficient eigenmode operation can improve cross-mode isolation …

Investigating Elastic Anisotropy of 4H-SiC Using Ultra-High Q Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonators

J Yang, B Hamelin, F Ayazi - Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hexagonal 4H-silicon carbide (4H-SiC) is a transversely isotropic substrate garnering
interest for precision MEMS devices such as resonant gyroscopes. This paper investigates …

A study of mode-matching and alignment in piezoelectric disk resonator gyros via femtosecond laser ablation

Z Liu, A Daruwalla, B Hamelin… - 2021 IEEE 34th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A mode-matching and alignment algorithm for bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator
gyroscopes via femtosecond laser ablation is presented in this paper and verified on a …