Flat Quartz Angular Rate Sensor for Automotive Applications

2000-01-0089

03/06/2000

Event
SAE 2000 World Congress
Authors Abstract
Content
A newly designed, flat, angular-rate sensor consisting of T-shaped vibrating resonators using a single quartz crystal has been developed for automotive, chassis-control systems and vehicle navigation systems. For these systems, the sensor is required to be highly stable under operating conditions. Our newly developed sensor's performance is highly reliable because the resonator is made of quartz that is highly stable under operating conditions, especially temperature changes.
The newly developed quartz angular sensor is easy to fabricate because it has a 2-dimensional structure. This structure facilitates the mass production of the sensor at low cost; a requirement for automotive industry use. The flat sensor (0.3mm thick) is fabricated from z-cut quartz and shows promising performance for automotive applications. The flat structure also has the advantage of being easily mounted in flat, narrow spaces.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-0089
Pages
6
Citation
Kikuchi, T., Osugi, Y., Tani, M., Enokijima, T. et al., "Flat Quartz Angular Rate Sensor for Automotive Applications," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-0089, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-0089.
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Published
Mar 6, 2000
Product Code
2000-01-0089
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English