Physical quantity measurement device, electronic apparatus, and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11014571-B2
Application number	US-201816174653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2018
Priority date	Oct 31, 2017
Publication date	May 25, 2021
Grant date	May 25, 2021

Abstract

A physical quantity measurement device includes a sensor element in which coupling capacitances are formed between a drive electrode and a first detection electrode and between the drive electrode and a second detection electrode; and a circuit device that includes a drive circuit which supplies a drive signal to the drive electrode, a detection circuit which detects physical quantity information corresponding to a physical quantity based on first and second detection signals from the first and second detection electrodes, and a failure diagnosis circuit. The circuit device includes first and second switches that are provided between first and second terminals to which the first and second detection signals are input and the detection circuit. The failure diagnosis circuit performs a failure diagnosis, based on a detection result of the detection circuit when connection states of the first and second switches are changed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A physical quantity measurement device comprising:
a sensor element that includes a drive electrode, a first detection electrode, and a second detection electrode, and in which coupling capacitances are formed between the drive electrode and the first detection electrode and between the drive electrode and the second detection electrode; and
a circuit device that includes a drive circuit which supplies a drive signal to the drive electrode, a detection circuit which detects physical quantity information corresponding to a physical quantity, based on a first detection signal from the first detection electrode and a second detection signal from the second detection electrode, and a failure diagnosis circuit,
wherein the circuit device includes
a first switch that is provided between a first terminal to which the first detection signal is input and the detection circuit, and
a second switch that is provided between a second terminal to which the second detection signal is input and the detection circuit,

wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs a failure diagnosis based on a detection result of the detection circuit when connection states of the first and second switches are changed,
wherein the connection states include a first connection state in which the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned on, and a second connection state in which the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off, and
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs the failure diagnosis based on a first failure diagnosis value which is a detection result value of the detection circuit when the first and second switches are in the first connection state, and a second failure diagnosis value which is a detection result value of the detection circuit when the first and second switches are in the second connection state.

2. The physical quantity measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the connection states include a third connection state in which the first and second switches are turned on, and
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs the failure diagnosis based on the first and second failure diagnosis values and a third failure diagnosis value which is a detection result value of the detection circuit when the first and second switches are in the third connection state.

3. The physical quantity measurement device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs the failure diagnosis through comparison determination processing of the first, second, and third failure diagnosis values.

4. The physical quantity measurement device according claim 1 ,
wherein the drive signal supplied by the drive circuit is output from the drive circuit as a rectangular wave, and
wherein the detection circuit includes a synchronous detection circuit that performs a synchronous detection based on the drive signal.

5. The physical quantity measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third switch that is provided between one end of the first switch connected to the first terminal and a node of an analog ground, and is turned on when the first switch is turned off; and
a fourth switch that is provided between one end of the second switch connected to the second terminal and the node of the analog ground, and is turned on when the second switch is turned off.

6. The physical quantity measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the detection circuit includes an amplification circuit that includes a first capacitor which is provided between a first output terminal and a first input terminal and a second capacitor which is provided between a second output terminal and a second input terminal, and performs a differential amplification of the first and second detection signals,
wherein the first switch is provided between the first input terminal of the amplification circuit and the first terminal of the circuit device, and
wherein the second switch is provided between the second input terminal of the amplification circuit and the second terminal of the circuit device.

7. The physical quantity measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs the failure diagnosis based on a detection result value of digital data of the detection circuit when the connection states of the first and second switches are changed.

8. The physical quantity measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs the failure diagnosis during an oscillation activation period of the sensor element.

9. The physical quantity measurement device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs the failure diagnosis during the oscillation activation period after a drive of the sensor element is started by the drive circuit.

10. The physical quantity measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit obtains index information of a floor noise that is generated in the detection circuit, based on a detection result of the detection circuit, and performs the failure diagnosis based on the index information, during a detection period of the detection circuit.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a physical quantity measurement device including:
a sensor element that includes a drive electrode, a first detection electrode, and a second detection electrode, and in which coupling capacitances are formed between the drive electrode and the first detection electrode and between the drive electrode and the second detection electrode; and
a circuit device that includes a drive circuit which supplies a drive signal to the drive electrode, a detection circuit which detects physical quantity information corresponding to a physical quantity, based on a first detection signal from the first detection electrode and a second detection signal from the second detection electrode, and a failure diagnosis circuit,
wherein the circuit device includes
a first switch that is provided between a first terminal to which the first detection signal is input and the detection circuit, and
a second switch that is provided between a second terminal to which the second detection signal is input and the detection circuit,

wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs a failure diagnosis based on a detection result of the detection circuit when connection states of the first and second switches are changed,
wherein the connection states include a first connection state in which the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned on, and a second connection state in which the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off, and
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs the failure diagnosis based on a first failure diagnosis value which is a detection result value of the detection circuit when the first and second switches are in the first connection state, and a second failure diagnosis value which is a detection result value of the detection circuit when the first and second switches are in the second connection state; and

a processor configured to perform signal processing of the physical quantity information measured by the physical quantity measurement device.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 11 ,
wherein the connection states include a third connection state in which the first and second switches are turned on, and
wherein the failure diagnosis circuit performs the failure diagnosis based on the first and second failure diagnosis values and a third failure diagnosis value which is a detection result value of the detection circuit when the first and second switc

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Murashima Noriyuki
• Higuchi Teppei

Classifications

• G01C19/5614 Primary

  Signal processing · CPC title

• B60W2050/0215

  Sensor drifts or sensor failures · CPC title

• G01C21/12

  executed aboard the object being navigated; Dead reckoning · CPC title

• B60W50/0205 Primary

  Diagnosing or detecting failures; Failure detection models · CPC title

• G01C25/00

  Manufacturing, calibrating, cleaning, or repairing instruments or devices referred to in the other groups of this subclass (testing, calibrating or compensating compasses G01C17/38) · CPC title