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system and circuit design for a capacitive mems gyroscope - Aaltodoc

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mx<br />

my<br />

Vibrating mass in the x-direction<br />

Vibrating mass in the y-direction<br />

n Arbitrary integer, > 0<br />

N Word length at the output of the readout <strong>circuit</strong><br />

Nbits<br />

ngap<br />

ns<br />

Nstages<br />

Number of output bits from an ADC<br />

Number of horizontal gaps in a comb-drive actuator<br />

Sample index<br />

Number of stages in a charge pump<br />

P Number of bits truncated inside the noise-shaping loop<br />

ppm Parts per million, 10 −6<br />

Q Quality factor, Q = √ km/D; charge<br />

Qin,sec<br />

Qin,sec<br />

xxi<br />

Quadrature component of the input of the synchronous<br />

demodulator in the secondary resonator readout<br />

Quadrature component of the input of the synchronous<br />

demodulator in the secondary resonator readout, normal-<br />

ized with respect to the primary signal<br />

Qout,pri, Qout,pri(t) Quadrature component of the output of the synchronous<br />

demodulator in the primary resonator readout<br />

Qout,sec, Qout,sec(t) Quadrature component of the output of the synchronous<br />

Qout,sec,n<br />

Qx<br />

Qy<br />

R Resistance<br />

demodulator in the secondary resonator readout<br />

Spectral density of the mechanical-thermal noise in the<br />

quadrature component of the output after demodulation<br />

Quality factor of the x-directional resonator<br />

Quality factor of the y-directional resonator<br />

r,r Radius, position vector<br />

r ′ Position vector in a rotating frame of reference

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