title: Frequency split elimination method for a solid-state vibratory angular rate gyro with an imperfect axisymmetric-shell resonator.
abstract: The resonator of a solid-state vibratory gyro is responsible for sensing angular motion. Frequency splitting of an axisymmetric-shell resonator is a common problem caused by manufacturing defects. The defect causes a frequency difference between two working modes which consist of two nodes and two antinodes. The difference leads to the loss of gyroscopic effect, and thus the resonator cannot sense angular motion. In this paper, the resonator based on an axisymmetric multi-curved surface shell structure is investigated and an approach to eliminate frequency splits is proposed. Since axisymmetric multi-curved surface shell resonators are too complex to be modeled, this paper proposes a simplified model by focusing on a common property of the axisymmetric shell. The resonator with stochastic imperfections is made equivalent to a perfect shell with an imperfect mass point. Rayleigh's energy method is used in the theoretical analysis. Finite element modeling is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the elimination approach. In real cases, a resonator's frequency split is eliminated by the proposed approach. In this paper, errors in the theoretical analysis are discussed and steps to be taken when the deviation between assumptions and the real situation is large are figured out. The resonator has good performance after processing. The elimination approach can be applied to any kind of solid-state vibratory gyro resonators with an axisymmetric shell structure.
authors: School of Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. linzhen007@126.com.
authors: Zhen
authors: Z
authors: Lin
authors: School of Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. fumy@bit.edu.cn.
authors: Mengyin
authors: M
authors: Fu
authors: School of Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. dzh_deng@bit.edu.cn.
authors: Zhihong
authors: Z
authors: Deng
authors: School of Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. liuning1898@qq.com.
authors: Ning
authors: N
authors: Liu
authors: School of Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China. 13581903098@126.com.
authors: Hong
authors: H
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013499:Surface Properties; D014732:Vibration
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