Analysis on Node Position of Imperfect Resonators for Cylindrical Shell Gyroscopes

Author: Wang Zidan   Wu Yulie   Xi Xiang   Zhang Yongmeng   Wu Xuezhong  

Publisher: MDPI

E-ISSN: 1424-8220|16|8|1206-1206

ISSN: 1424-8220

Source: Sensors, Vol.16, Iss.8, 2016-07, pp. : 1206-1206

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Abstract

For cylindrical shell gyroscopes, node position of their operating eigenmodes has an important influence on the gyroscopes’ performance. It is considered that the nodes are equally separated from each other by 90° when the resonator vibrates in the standing wave eigenmode. However, we found that, due to manufacturing errors and trimming, the nodes may not be equally distributed. This paper mainly analyzes the influences of unbalanced masses on the cylindrical resonators’ node position, by using FEM simulation and experimental measurement.