Levitation of a micromachined rotor for application in a rotating gyroscope

C. Shearwood; C. B. Williams; P. H. Mellor; R. B. Yates; M. R.J. Gibbs; A. D. Mattingley

doi:10.1049/el:19951232

Levitation of a micromachined rotor for application in a rotating gyroscope

C. Shearwood, C. B. Williams, P. H. Mellor, R. B. Yates, M. R.J. Gibbs, A. D. Mattingley

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University of Sheffield

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Abstract

The design of a micromachined rotating gyroscope is described, incorporating an electromagnetically levitated aluminium rotor. The coil design for levitation produces good lateral stability. A 400nm diameter, 12μm thick rotor is levitated to a height of 30 μm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1845-1846
Number of pages	2
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	31
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19951232
Publication status	Published - 12 Oct 1995

Keywords

Gyroscopes
Magnetic levitation
Micromotors

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