Design of a 1-Bit MEMS Gyroscope Using the Model Predictive Control Approach

In this paper, a bi-level Delta-Sigma modulator-based MEMS gyroscope design is presented based on a Model Predictive Control (MPC) approach. The MPC is popular because of its capability of handling hard constraints. In this work, we propose to combine the 1-bit nature of the bi-level Delta-Sigma modulator output with the MPC to develop a 1-bit processing-based MPC (OBMPC). This paper will focus on the affine relationship between the 1-bit feedback and the in-loop MPC controller, as this can potentially remove the multipliers from the controller. In doing so, the computational requirement of the MPC control is significantly alleviated, which makes the 1-bit MEMS Gyroscope feasible for implementation. In addition, a stable constrained MPC is designed, so that the input will not overload the quantizer while maintaining a higher Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR).