WO2013100156A1 - 物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法、物理量センサの出力値補正方法、物理量センサ装置および物理量センサの出力値補正装置 - Google Patents
物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法、物理量センサの出力値補正方法、物理量センサ装置および物理量センサの出力値補正装置 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor device, an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor, a physical quantity sensor device, and an output value correction device for a physical quantity sensor.
- a physical quantity sensor device for example, an analog signal output from a physical quantity sensor element is converted into a digital signal by an A / D converter (ADC: Analog-to-Digital Converter), and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or DSP (Digital).
- ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter
- CPU Central Processing Unit
- DSP Digital
- an analog input unit that converts an analog input signal input from a control target into a digital signal and outputs it, a temperature detector that detects the ambient temperature around the device, and under different temperature conditions
- Correction data that is created based on actual measurement of an error that occurs between the digital value of the digital signal and the expected value of the analog input signal, and in which the ambient temperature and the correction value are associated one-to-one is stored.
- Temperature correction table and a correction value corresponding to the temperature detected by the temperature detector are read from the temperature correction table, and the digital value read from the analog input circuit is corrected with the correction value to obtain final digital data.
- an analog signal from a semiconductor pressure transducer that changes according to the pressure to be measured is sequentially converted into digital uncompensated pressure data by a first A / D converter, and output from a temperature sensing element.
- the analog signal that changes in accordance with the measured temperature is sequentially converted into digital uncompensated temperature data by the second A / D converter, and when these data are supplied to the arithmetic unit, they are stored in the storage device.
- Compensation temperature data at at least two reference temperatures within the operating pressure range and the temperature range and compensation pressure data at two or more reference pressures at each reference temperature are read from the storage device by the arithmetic unit, and the read data
- An apparatus for obtaining compensated pressure data by an interpolation method has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2 below).
- a pressure sensor circuit that generates a detection signal having a voltage level corresponding to the detected pressure
- a temperature detection circuit that generates a temperature signal having a voltage level corresponding to the temperature of the pressure sensor circuit
- a reference voltage generating circuit for generating a reference signal having a constant voltage level regardless of the detected pressure and the temperature of the pressure sensor circuit
- an A / D conversion circuit for converting the detected signal, the temperature signal and the reference signal into digital data
- An analog multiplexer that selectively passes the detection signal, the temperature signal, and the reference signal as a conversion target signal to the A / D conversion circuit, and P indicates the pressure applied to the pressure sensor circuit, the detection signal, and the temperature signal.
- the digital data obtained by converting the reference signal by the A / D converter circuit are converted into pressure information D, temperature information T and reference information A, and pressure.
- the temperature coefficient of the sensor circuit sensitivity is c
- the room temperature sensitivity of the pressure sensor circuit is d
- the temperature coefficient of the pressure detection value offset is e
- the room temperature offset value of the pressure detection value is f
- the temperature coefficient of the temperature detection value is a
- the temperature When the room temperature offset value of the detected value is b
- P ⁇ (T / A ⁇ b) ⁇ ( ⁇ e / a) + D / A ⁇ f ⁇ / ⁇ (T / A ⁇ b) ⁇ c / a + d ⁇
- the analog multiplexer is configured to pass the reference signal and the temperature signal prior to the detection signal
- the signal processing means includes: After performing the arithmetic processing based on the reference information A and the temperature information T corresponding to the reference signal and the temperature signal, the calculation processing result and the arithmetic processing
- a correction amount for correcting an output value of an electric signal generated at an arbitrary detection point of the physical quantity sensor element is output as an electric signal generated within a specific detection range.
- a correction amount for correcting the value a data table is created for each specific detection range and stored in the storage unit. For this reason, all the output values of the electrical signal generated in a specific detection range of the physical quantity sensor element are corrected with a fixed correction amount, and there is a problem that the correction accuracy is lowered.
- correction amount data is converted into a data table and stored in a storage unit in advance, and an output value of an electrical signal generated at a detection point where the correction amount data is not stored in the data table is corrected.
- the correction amount for this is calculated by the interpolation method. For this reason, although the data amount of the correction amount data does not increase, it is necessary to perform arithmetic processing for calculating the correction amount by the interpolation method in addition to the arithmetic processing for correcting the output value of the electric signal. Therefore, there is a problem that the scale of the arithmetic circuit becomes large, and there is a problem that it is difficult to increase the speed due to an increase in arithmetic processing time.
- the output of the physical quantity sensor element has a bending component that changes in a quadratic curve with respect to pressure and temperature.
- the technique shown in Patent Document 3 described above since only the primary component that linearly changes in proportion to the pressure and temperature can be corrected, it is difficult to further improve the correction accuracy.
- the output of other components such as the A / D converter constituting the physical quantity sensor device also has a secondary component, it changes in a 3rd to 4th order curve with respect to pressure and temperature depending on the configuration conditions of the physical quantity sensor device. It is necessary to correct the third to fourth order components.
- the present invention provides an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor device, an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor, a physical quantity sensor device, and an output value correction apparatus for a physical quantity sensor with high correction accuracy in order to eliminate the above-described problems caused by the prior art.
- the purpose is to do.
- the present invention eliminates the above-described problems caused by the prior art, so that the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor device, the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor, the physical quantity sensor device, and the output of the physical quantity sensor can reduce costs.
- An object is to provide a value correction apparatus.
- an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor device an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor, a physical quantity sensor device, and a physical quantity that can increase the processing speed.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a sensor output value correction apparatus.
- an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor device detects another physical quantity that depends on temperature, and an electric signal according to the detected physical quantity.
- a physical quantity sensor that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the detected temperature
- an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor device that has the following characteristics.
- a first acquisition step of acquiring at least three or more initial output values output by the physical quantity sensor at each of at least three or more predetermined temperatures is performed.
- a second acquisition step of acquiring target output values of the physical quantity sensor set in advance corresponding to at least three or more initial output values is performed.
- a first calculation for calculating a first characteristic value for correcting an output characteristic of the physical quantity sensor that changes nonlinearly with respect to the detected physical quantity Perform the process.
- a second characteristic value for correcting the first characteristic value that changes nonlinearly with respect to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is calculated.
- a second calculation step is performed.
- the output value correction method for the physical quantity sensor device is the above-described invention, wherein in the first calculation step, the initial output value and the target output value are expressed by a second or higher order polynomial for each predetermined temperature.
- the first characteristic equation indicating the output characteristic after the correction of the physical quantity sensor is calculated, and the coefficient and the constant term of the first characteristic equation are used as the first characteristic value.
- the predetermined temperature and the first value are calculated for each coefficient and constant term of the first characteristic equation.
- a characteristic value is approximated to a second or higher order polynomial to calculate a second characteristic expression indicating a temperature dependent characteristic of the first characteristic value, and a coefficient and a constant term of the second characteristic expression are calculated as the second characteristic expression. It is characterized by a characteristic value.
- the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor device according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-described invention, the least square method is used when approximating a second-order or higher order polynomial.
- the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor device uses the current output value of the physical quantity sensor, the current output value of the temperature sensor, and the second characteristic value in the above-described invention.
- the method further includes a calculation step of calculating a corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor based on the corrected first characteristic value after correction.
- the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor device in the above-described invention, the current output value of the physical quantity sensor is added to the arithmetic means constituting the first characteristic formula and the second characteristic formula, The method further includes a calculation step of calculating a corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor by inputting the current output value of the temperature sensor and the second characteristic value.
- the physical quantity sensor device output value correction method is characterized in that, in the above-described invention, in the calculation step, an output value after correction of the physical quantity sensor proportional to a power supply voltage is calculated.
- the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor device further includes a storage step of storing the second characteristic value in a storage unit in the above-described invention, and the calculation step reads out from the storage unit.
- the second characteristic value is used.
- the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor device is characterized in that, in the above-described invention, the physical quantity sensor is a pressure sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, or a flow rate sensor.
- the physical quantity sensor device detects other physical quantities that depend on temperature, and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the detected physical quantities.
- a physical quantity sensor is provided.
- a temperature sensor that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the detected temperature, and a first acquisition unit that acquires at least three or more initial output values output by the physical quantity sensor at each of at least three or more predetermined temperatures. Is provided.
- second acquisition means for acquiring target output values of the physical quantity sensor preset corresponding to at least three or more of the initial output values.
- First calculation means for calculating a first characteristic value for correcting an output characteristic of the physical quantity sensor that changes nonlinearly with respect to the detected physical quantity based on the initial output value and the target output value. Prepare. Based on the predetermined temperature and the first characteristic value, a second characteristic value for correcting the first characteristic value that changes nonlinearly with respect to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is calculated. Two calculating means are provided.
- the first calculation means approximates the initial output value and the target output value to a second-order or higher polynomial for each predetermined temperature.
- a first characteristic equation indicating the corrected output characteristic of the physical quantity sensor is calculated, and a coefficient and a constant term of the first characteristic equation are used as the first characteristic value.
- the second calculation means calculates the predetermined temperature and the first characteristic value by 2 for each coefficient and constant term of the first characteristic equation. Calculating a second characteristic equation representing a temperature-dependent characteristic of the first characteristic value by approximating a polynomial of order or higher, and using a coefficient and a constant term of the second characteristic expression as the second characteristic value It is characterized by.
- the physical quantity sensor device is characterized in that, in the above-described invention, the least square method is used when approximating a polynomial of a second or higher order.
- the physical quantity sensor device in the above-described invention, after correction using the current output value of the physical quantity sensor, the current output value of the temperature sensor, and the second characteristic value. And a calculation means for calculating a corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor based on the first characteristic value.
- the physical quantity sensor device further comprises a calculation means constituting the first characteristic equation and the second characteristic expression in the above-described invention, and the calculation means outputs the current output of the physical quantity sensor.
- the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor is calculated by inputting the current value, the current output value of the temperature sensor, and the second characteristic value.
- the physical quantity sensor device is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the calculating means calculates an output value after correction of the physical quantity sensor proportional to a power supply voltage.
- the physical quantity sensor device further comprises storage means for storing the second characteristic value in the above-described invention, and the calculation means uses the second characteristic value read from the storage means. It is characterized by that.
- the physical quantity sensor device is characterized in that, in the above-described invention, the physical quantity sensor is a pressure sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, or a flow sensor.
- an output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor detects other physical quantities that depend on temperature, and performs electrical detection according to the detected physical quantities.
- An output value correction method for a physical quantity sensor that obtains an output signal from a physical quantity sensor that outputs a signal and an output signal from a temperature sensor that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to a detected temperature, and corrects the output value of the physical quantity sensor.
- a second acquisition step of acquiring target output values of the physical quantity sensor set in advance corresponding to at least three or more initial output values is performed.
- a first calculation for calculating a first characteristic value for correcting an output characteristic of the physical quantity sensor that changes nonlinearly with respect to the detected physical quantity Perform the process.
- a second characteristic value for correcting the first characteristic value that changes nonlinearly with respect to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is calculated.
- a second calculation step is performed.
- an output value correction device for a physical quantity sensor detects other physical quantities that depend on temperature, and performs electrical detection according to the detected physical quantities.
- An output value correction apparatus for a physical quantity sensor that receives an output signal of a physical quantity sensor that outputs a signal and an output signal of a temperature sensor that outputs an electrical signal corresponding to a detected temperature, and corrects the output value of the physical quantity sensor, having the following characteristics: .
- First acquisition means is provided for respectively acquiring at least three or more initial output values output by the physical quantity sensor at each of at least three or more predetermined temperatures.
- second acquisition means for acquiring target output values of the physical quantity sensor preset corresponding to at least three or more of the initial output values.
- First calculation means for calculating a first characteristic value for correcting an output characteristic of the physical quantity sensor that changes nonlinearly with respect to the detected physical quantity based on the initial output value and the target output value.
- a second characteristic value for correcting the first characteristic value that changes nonlinearly with respect to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is calculated.
- Two calculating means are provided.
- the output value of the physical quantity sensor in which the bend is corrected can be calculated. Further, since it is sufficient to store at least nine correction parameters in the storage unit, an inexpensive storage unit having a small data capacity can be used. Even when the orders of the first and second characteristic equations are increased, the number of correction parameters stored in the storage means does not increase significantly. Therefore, even when inexpensive storage means with a small data capacity are used, the third and fourth order first and second characteristic equations are calculated to increase the correction parameters and easily correct bending caused by peripheral devices. can do.
- the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor can be calculated by the function formula. For this reason, the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor is calculated using an arithmetic circuit in which the above transfer function expression is configured only with basic circuits such as an AND circuit and an OR circuit regardless of the order of the transfer function expression. be able to.
- the initial value of the physical quantity sensor is measured at a minimum of nine measurement points (three physical quantities are measured at three predetermined temperatures). What is necessary is just to acquire an output value. For this reason, the number of processes for performing the initial setting of the physical quantity sensor device can be reduced. Further, for example, by increasing the number of measurement points such as measuring four physical quantities for every four predetermined temperatures, the approximation accuracy for calculating the first and second characteristic equations is improved.
- the correction accuracy can be improved.
- the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor device the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor, the physical quantity sensor device, and the output value correction device of the physical quantity sensor according to the present invention
- the cost can be reduced.
- the processing speed can be increased. Play.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a physical quantity sensor device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a semiconductor physical quantity sensor device formed on a semiconductor chip by applying the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of output characteristics before correction of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of target output characteristics of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing temperature dependence of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing in detail characteristics with respect to temperature of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a physical quantity sensor device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a semiconductor physical quantity sensor device formed on a semiconductor
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of output value correction processing of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention (part 1).
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the procedure of output value correction processing of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention (part 2).
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a physical quantity sensor device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the physical quantity sensor device 100 shown in FIG. 1 corrects the output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 to a desired output value and outputs it to the outside.
- the desired output value is, for example, an output value of the physical quantity sensor device 100 during actual use or a pre-shipment test based on output characteristics set in advance based on the design specifications of the physical quantity sensor device 100.
- the physical quantity sensor device 100 includes a physical quantity sensor 101, a temperature sensor 102, a Vcc voltage dividing unit 103, a calculation unit 104, a storage unit 105, and an input / output unit 106.
- the physical quantity sensor device 100 acquires initial setting information of the physical quantity sensor device 100 calculated by the setting device 110.
- the initial setting information is information calculated by the setting device 110.
- the initial setting information only needs to include the second characteristic value of the first and second characteristic values calculated by the setting device 110.
- the first characteristic value is information for correcting the output characteristic of the physical quantity sensor 101 that changes nonlinearly with respect to the detected physical quantity, and is a first specific expression that indicates the output characteristic after correction of the physical quantity sensor 101. Coefficients and constant terms.
- the second characteristic value is information for correcting the first characteristic value that changes nonlinearly with respect to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 102, and is a second value indicating the temperature dependence of the first characteristic value. Is a coefficient and a constant term of the characteristic formula.
- the physical quantity sensor device 100 has operation modes 1 to 3.
- the operation mode 1 is an operation mode before the initial setting in which the initial setting information of the physical quantity sensor device 100 is stored in the storage unit 105.
- the operation mode 2 is an operation mode in which initial setting information is written in the storage unit 105.
- the operation mode 3 is an operation mode after the initial setting information is written in the storage unit 105 (after the initial setting).
- the operation mode 3 is an operation mode during actual use of the physical quantity sensor device 100 or a test before shipping.
- the operation modes 1 to 3 of the physical quantity sensor device 100 may be program-controlled by a control unit (not shown), or may be mechanically or artificially controlled by a mechanically on / off switch.
- the physical quantity sensor 101 is a sensor element that generates an output signal corresponding to the detected physical quantity of the measured medium.
- the physical quantity detected by the physical quantity sensor 101 is a physical quantity other than the temperature depending on the temperature.
- the physical quantity sensor 101 is, for example, a pressure sensor, an acceleration sensor, a gyro (angle or angular velocity) sensor, a flow rate sensor, or the like.
- the temperature sensor 102 is a sensor element that generates an output signal corresponding to the detected temperature of the measured medium.
- the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103 divides the power supply voltage supplied via the Vcc terminal. A well-known sensor element may be used for the physical quantity sensor 101 and the temperature sensor 102.
- the output signals of the physical quantity sensor 101, the temperature sensor 102, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103 are input to the calculation unit 104.
- the calculation unit 104 does not perform calculation processing in the operation mode 1 of the physical quantity sensor device 100, and outputs the output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 (hereinafter referred to as an initial output value), the initial output value of the temperature sensor 102, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103.
- the initial output value is controlled as it is.
- the initial output values of the physical quantity sensor 101, the temperature sensor 102, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103 are information for obtaining initial output characteristics of the physical quantity sensor device 100.
- the calculation unit 104 is controlled to calculate a desired output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 (hereinafter referred to as a corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 101) in the operation mode 3 of the physical quantity sensor device 100.
- the arithmetic unit 104 outputs the corrected physical quantity sensor 101 based on the output value of the physical quantity sensor 101, the output value of the temperature sensor 102, and the initial setting information. Calculate the value. For example, the calculation unit 104 reads and uses the initial setting information written in the storage unit 105.
- the calculation unit 104 includes a first characteristic equation that is a second or higher order polynomial having the output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 as a variable, and a second characteristic that is a second or higher order polynomial having the output value of the temperature sensor 102 as a variable. And formula. And the calculating part 104 calculates the 1st characteristic value after correction
- the calculation unit 104 includes an operation circuit and an operation program equivalent to one transfer function equation for calculating the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 based on the first characteristic equation and the second characteristic equation.
- a circuit for processing is configured.
- the arithmetic unit 104 calculates the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 by acquiring the second characteristic value when receiving the output signal of the physical quantity sensor 101 and the output signal of the temperature sensor 102. can do. Further, the calculation unit 104 may calculate a corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 proportional to the power supply voltage based on the output value of the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103.
- the calculating section 104 uses the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 as the output value Vcc of the Vcc voltage dividing section 103.
- the storage unit 105 stores at least a second characteristic value as initial setting information of the physical quantity sensor device 100.
- the initial setting information of the physical quantity sensor device 100 is stored in the storage unit 105 in the operation mode 2 of the physical quantity sensor device 100.
- the input / output unit 106 outputs the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 101, the output value of the temperature sensor 102, and the output value of the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103 to the outside. Further, the input / output unit 106 outputs initial output values of the physical quantity sensor 101, the temperature sensor 102, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103 to the setting device 110, respectively.
- the input / output unit 106 receives input of initial setting information of the physical quantity sensor device 100 from the setting device 110.
- the setting device 110 includes a first acquisition unit 111, a second acquisition unit 112, a first calculation unit 113, a second calculation unit 114, and an input / output unit 115.
- the first acquisition unit 111 receives at least three or more initial output values output from the physical quantity sensor 101 at every three or more predetermined temperatures from the input / output unit 106 of the physical quantity sensor device 100 via the input / output unit 115. Get each. For this reason, the first acquisition unit 111 acquires initial output values of at least nine physical quantity sensors 101 in total.
- the first acquisition unit 111 may acquire the output value of the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103.
- the second acquisition unit 112 acquires target output values of the physical quantity sensor 101 that are set in advance corresponding to the plurality of initial output values of the physical quantity sensor 101, respectively. For this reason, the second acquisition unit 112 acquires target output values of at least nine physical quantity sensors 101 in total.
- the predetermined temperature and the target output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 may be stored in advance in a storage unit (not shown) of the setting device 110, or input may be received by an input unit (not shown).
- the first calculation unit 113 calculates a first characteristic value for calculating the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 based on the initial output value and the target output value of the physical quantity sensor 101. Specifically, the first calculation unit 113 approximates the initial output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 and the target output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 to a second-order or higher-order polynomial by, for example, the least square method for each predetermined temperature. Is calculated. Then, the first calculation unit 113 sets the coefficient and constant term of the first characteristic equation calculated for each predetermined temperature as the first characteristic value.
- the first calculation unit 113 obtains an initial output value at n predetermined physical quantities of the physical quantity sensor 101 at every m predetermined temperatures by the first acquisition unit 111 (the physical quantity sensor's The output value measurement points are n and the temperature sensor output value measurement points are m), and an X-order (2 ⁇ X ⁇ n ⁇ 1) polynomial is calculated for each of m predetermined temperatures.
- the following equation (1) is calculated based on the polynomial:
- the following formula (1) is a first characteristic formula configured by the calculation unit 104.
- Vd is an output value of the physical quantity sensor 101 when the physical quantity sensor device is in operation mode 3
- ⁇ T is a temperature detected by the temperature sensor 102 when the physical quantity sensor device is in operation mode 3 (temperature sensor 102).
- the first calculator 113 may further calculate the first characteristic formula based on the output value of the Vcc voltage divider 103.
- the first calculation unit 113 calculates a first characteristic equation shown in the following equation (2).
- Vcc is an output value of the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103 when the physical quantity sensor device 100 is in operation mode 2.
- a second characteristic value is calculated. Specifically, the second calculation unit 114 approximates a predetermined temperature and the first characteristic value k ij for each first characteristic value k ij to a second or higher order polynomial by, for example, the least square method. Is calculated.
- the second characteristic value calculated by the second calculation unit 114 is output to the input / output unit 116 of the physical quantity sensor device 100 via the input / output unit 115.
- a method for calculating the first and second characteristic expressions and the first and second characteristic values will be described later.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a semiconductor physical quantity sensor device formed on a semiconductor chip by applying the present invention.
- the physical quantity sensor device 200 includes a physical quantity sensor 201, a temperature sensor 202, a Vcc voltage dividing unit 203, an arithmetic circuit 204, a data storage unit 205, an I / O (Input / Output) interface 206, first to third sample holds 211 to 213,
- the first and second selectors 214 and 219, an A / D converter 215, first to third latches 216 to 218, a reference voltage source 221, a sensor driving circuit 222, and an oscillator 223 are included.
- the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 correspond to the physical quantity sensor 101, the temperature sensor 102, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 103 described above.
- the output signals of the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 are analog signals, for example.
- First to third sample holds 211 to 213 are arranged at the subsequent stage of the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203, respectively.
- An A / D converter 215 is disposed after the first to third sample holds 211 to 213 via the first selector 214.
- the first sample hold 211 takes out analog signals continuously input from the physical quantity sensor 201 at regular time intervals (sampling: sampling) and holds them for a certain time (hold).
- the second sample hold 212 takes out an analog signal continuously input from the temperature sensor 202 at regular time intervals and holds it for a certain time.
- the third sample hold 213 takes out an analog signal continuously input from the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 at a constant time interval and holds it for a fixed time.
- the first selector 214 selects one of the analog signals input from the first to third sample holds 211 to 213 and outputs the selected analog signal to the A / D converter 215.
- the A / D converter 215 converts the analog signal selected by the first selector 214 into a digital signal and outputs it to the arithmetic circuit 204. That is, the analog signals generated by the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 are digitized and output to the arithmetic circuit 204 at the subsequent stage.
- the arithmetic circuit 204 and the data storage unit 205 correspond to the arithmetic unit 104 and the storage unit 105 described above, respectively.
- the arithmetic circuit 204 controls whether or not to perform a process of calculating the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 201 based on a control signal input from the control terminal. Specifically, for example, when the control signal from the control terminal is “1: ON”, the arithmetic circuit 204 reads the initial setting information stored in the data storage unit 205 in advance, and based on the initial setting information.
- the output signal of the physical quantity sensor 201 is amplified by a predetermined amplification factor and output (operation mode 3).
- the arithmetic circuit 204 outputs the digital signal input from the A / D converter 215 without performing arithmetic processing (operation mode). 1). For this reason, the respective output signals (hereinafter referred to as digital signals) of the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 digitized through the A / D converter 215 remain as initial output values, respectively.
- the data is input to the first to third latches 216 to 218 in the subsequent stage.
- the first to third latches 216 to 218 respectively hold the digital signal of the physical quantity sensor 201, the digital signal of the temperature sensor 202, and the digital signal of the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 for a certain period of time.
- the second selector 219 selects one of the digital signals input from the first to third latches 216 to 218 and outputs it to the I / O interface 206. Also, the second selector 219 switches to connect the I / O interface 206 and the data storage unit 205 when a digital signal is input to the I / O interface 206 from the outside. Then, the second selector 219 outputs the digital signal input to the I / O interface 206 to the data storage unit 205.
- the I / O interface 206 corresponds to the input / output unit 106 described above.
- the I / O interface 206 enters an output mode when a digital signal is input from the second selector 219 (operation modes 1 and 3), and the digital signal input from the second selector 219 is output from the I / O terminal. Output to the outside.
- the I / O interface 206 enters the input mode when, for example, a digital signal is input from the outside via the I / O terminal (operation mode 2), and the digital signal input from the outside is input to the second selector 219. Output.
- the digital signal input from the outside to the I / O interface 206 is the initial setting information of the physical quantity sensor device 200 calculated by the setting device 110 described above.
- a digital signal input from the outside to the I / O interface 206 is input to the data storage unit 205 via the second selector 219.
- the digital signal input from the second selector 219 to the data storage unit 205 is semi-permanently stored in the data storage unit 205 when a predetermined voltage is applied to the data storage unit 205 from the write voltage terminal.
- the reference voltage source 221 equalizes the noise of the power supply voltage supplied from the Vcc terminal, generates a reference voltage suitable for driving the sensor drive circuit 222, and supplies the reference voltage to the sensor drive circuit 222.
- the reference voltage source 221 supplies the voltage VDD to each circuit in the oscillator 223 and the physical quantity sensor device 200.
- the sensor drive circuit 222 generates a voltage having a predetermined magnitude for driving the physical quantity sensor 201 and the temperature sensor 202 and supplies the voltage to the physical quantity sensor 201 and the temperature sensor 202.
- the oscillator 223 generates a clock signal for driving the A / D converter 215 and the arithmetic circuit 204 and supplies the clock signal to the A / D converter 215 and the arithmetic circuit 204.
- the operation mode 1 is an operation mode for obtaining the initial output characteristics of the physical quantity sensor 201 at the stage of adjusting the initial setting of the physical quantity sensor device 200.
- the operation mode 1 first, the analog signals of the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 are input to the first to third sample holds 211 to 213, respectively, to hold the voltage value at regular intervals. The update is repeated.
- the voltage values held by the first to third sample holds 211 to 213 are sequentially input to the A / D converter 215 by the first selector 214 in, for example, a preset selection order, and converted from analog values to digital values.
- the voltage values of the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 converted into digital values by the A / D converter 215 are input to the arithmetic circuit 204.
- the arithmetic circuit 204 is controlled so as not to perform arithmetic processing when a control signal of “0: OFF” is input from the control terminal. For this reason, the voltage value input from the A / D converter 215 to the arithmetic circuit 204 is output and held as it is in the first to third latches 216 to 218 without being subjected to arithmetic processing by the arithmetic circuit 204.
- the voltage values held by the first to third latches 216 to 218 are sequentially output to the I / O interface 206 by the second selector 219 in a preset selection order, for example, and output to the outside from the I / O terminal. The Thereby, the operation mode 1 of the physical quantity sensor device 200 ends.
- the output values of the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage divider 203 in the operation mode 1 are output to the outside as they are as the initial output values without being processed by the calculation circuit 204. Acquired by the first acquisition unit 111.
- the predetermined temperature when the initial output value of the physical quantity sensor 201 is output to the outside is confirmed by the initial output value of the temperature sensor 202, for example. Thereby, the initial output characteristic of the physical quantity sensor device 200 for calculating the equation (1) (or the equation (2)) and the equation (3) can be obtained.
- the operation mode 2 is an operation mode for writing initial setting information to the data storage unit 205 of the physical quantity sensor device 200 from the outside.
- the operation mode 2 first, initial setting information of the physical quantity sensor device 200 is input from the outside to the I / O interface 206 via the I / O terminal.
- the initial setting information is information calculated by the second calculation unit 114 described above.
- the I / O interface 206 is switched from the output mode to the input mode.
- the second selector 219 switches to a path connecting the I / O interface 206 and the data storage unit 205.
- the initial setting information input to the I / O interface 206 is stored in the data storage unit 205 via the second selector 219.
- the initial setting information stored in the data storage unit 205 is transferred to the nonvolatile memory in the data storage unit 205.
- the initial setting information is held in the data storage unit 205 semi-permanently, and the operation mode 2 of the physical quantity sensor device 200 ends.
- the operation mode 3 is an operation mode for actual use of the physical quantity sensor device 200 or a test before shipment, and is an operation mode for outputting the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 201 to the outside.
- the operation mode 3 first, as in the operation mode 1, the output signals of the physical quantity sensor 201, the temperature sensor 202, and the Vcc voltage dividing unit 203 are respectively converted into the first to third sample holds 211 to 213, the first selector 214 and The data is input to the arithmetic circuit 204 via the A / D converter 215.
- the initial setting information stored in the data storage unit 205 is also input to the arithmetic circuit 204.
- the initial setting information stored in the data storage unit 205 is the second characteristic value calculated by the second calculation unit 114.
- the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 201 calculated by the arithmetic circuit 204 is output to the first latch 216 and input to the I / O interface 206 via the second selector 219. Thereby, the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor 201 is output from the I / O terminal to the outside, and the operation mode 3 of the physical quantity sensor device 200 ends.
- Each of the operation modes 1 to 3 of the physical quantity sensor device 200 described above may be program-controlled by a control unit (not shown), or mechanically or artificially controlled by a switch that can be mechanically turned on / off. Also good.
- FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of output characteristics before correction of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of target output characteristics of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing temperature dependence of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the predetermined temperatures T1 to T3 were set to, for example, ⁇ 40 ° C., 25 ° C. and 100 ° C., respectively.
- a total of nine initial output values V 0 of the pressure sensor are acquired by the first acquisition unit 111.
- the initial output value V 0 of the pressure sensor is plotted on the vertical axis
- the pressure Pj and the initial output value V 0 are quadratic for each predetermined temperature T1 to T3. Approximate a polynomial.
- initial output characteristics 301 to 303 of the pressure sensor that change in a quadratic curve with respect to the detected pressure Pj are obtained.
- the graph showing the initial output characteristics 301 to 303 of the pressure sensor shown in FIG. 3 is a quadratic curve (the graphs of FIGS. 4 and 5 are also quadratic curves similarly).
- the values of the pressures P1 to P3 and the initial output value V 0 of the pressure sensor shown in FIG. 3 are examples.
- the horizontal axis is the initial output value V 0 of the pressure sensor
- the vertical axis is the target output value V 1 of the pressure sensor
- the output value V 1 is approximated to a quadratic polynomial by the least square method.
- corrected output characteristics 401 to 403 of the pressure sensor are obtained for each of the predetermined temperatures T1 to T3.
- the approximate expressions V 1 (T1) to V 1 (T3) of the target output value of the pressure sensor for each of the predetermined temperatures T1 to T3 are expressed by the following expressions (4) to (6).
- V 1 (T1) ⁇ 0.88 ⁇ V 0 2 + 11.66 ⁇ V 0 ⁇ 0.10 (4)
- V 1 (T2) ⁇ 1.19 ⁇ V 0 2 + 13.34 ⁇ V 0 ⁇ 0.11 (5)
- V 1 (T3) ⁇ 1.40 ⁇ V 0 2 + 15.17 ⁇ V 0 ⁇ 0.09 (6)
- the initial output value V 0 and the target output value V 1 in the equations (4) to (6) are the pressure sensor output value Vd and the pressure sensor corrected output value, respectively. It corresponds to Vout. Therefore, the above formulas (4) to (6) can be expressed as the following formula (7).
- Vout ( ⁇ T, Vd) K 2 ( ⁇ T) ⁇ Vd 2 + K 1 ( ⁇ T) ⁇ Vd + K 0 ( ⁇ T) (7)
- the approximate expressions K 2 ( ⁇ T), K 1 ( ⁇ T), and K 0 ( ⁇ T) of the coefficient and constant term of the above equation (7) are quadratic curves indicating temperature-dependent characteristics. 501 to 503, which are represented by the following formulas (8) to (10).
- K 1 ( ⁇ T) ⁇ 7.8 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ⁇ ⁇ T 2 ⁇ 2.6 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ T ⁇ 1.3 ⁇ 10 (9)
- K 0 ( ⁇ T) 2.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 ⁇ ⁇ T 2 ⁇ 1.1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 4 ⁇ ⁇ T ⁇ 1.1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 1 (10)
- the above formulas (8) to (10) can be extracted as the following formula (11) depending on the temperature ⁇ T.
- the constant term kT 20 ⁇ 1.2
- the coefficient kT 12 ⁇ 7.8 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 of the second-order term of K 1 ( ⁇ T) in the above equation (9)
- the coefficient kT 02 2.4 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 of the second-order term of K 0 ( ⁇ T) in the above equation (10).
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing in detail characteristics with respect to temperature of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of numerical values of the correction parameters shown in the above formulas (8) to (10) and the meaning (characteristic with respect to temperature) of each parameter.
- the nine correction parameters kT ij described above have different characteristics with respect to the temperature of the physical quantity sensor device. For this reason, the characteristics with respect to the temperature of the physical quantity sensor device can be confirmed in detail by the nine correction parameters kT ij .
- the coefficient kT 22 of the second-order term of K 2 ( ⁇ T) is a curve component with respect to the temperature of the sensitivity curve (sensitivity nonlinearity).
- the coefficient kT 21 of the first-order term of K 2 ( ⁇ T) is the slope of the sensitivity curve (sensitivity nonlinearity) with respect to temperature.
- the constant term kT 20 of K 2 ( ⁇ T) is a sensitivity curve (sensitivity nonlinearity) at the reference temperature.
- the coefficient kT 12 of the second-order term of K 1 ( ⁇ T) is a bending component with respect to the temperature of the sensitivity amplification degree.
- the coefficient kT 11 of the first-order term of K 1 ( ⁇ T) is the slope of the sensitivity amplification degree with respect to temperature.
- the constant term kT 10 of K 1 ( ⁇ T) is the sensitivity amplification degree at the reference temperature.
- the coefficient kT 02 of the second-order term of K 0 ( ⁇ T) is a bending component with respect to the offset temperature.
- the coefficient kT 01 of the first-order term of K 0 ( ⁇ T) is the slope of the offset with respect to the temperature.
- the constant term kT 00 of K 0 ( ⁇ T) is an offset correction amount at the reference temperature.
- the number of correction parameters kT ij is 12 to 16 when approximated with a third-order polynomial. In the case of approximation to the following polynomial, the number is 15 to 25.
- the correction parameters kT ij for example, characteristics due to peripheral devices appear regularly. For this reason, depending on the peripheral device, as the order of the first and second characteristic formulas is increased, the characteristic caused by the peripheral device can be confirmed, and the output value of the physical quantity sensor can be corrected with high accuracy.
- the orders X and Y of the approximate expression obtained when the number of measurements is m and n are 2 ⁇ Y ⁇ m ⁇ 1 and 2 ⁇ X ⁇ n ⁇ 1.
- 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing the procedure of output value correction processing of the physical quantity sensor device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 7 and 8 show processing until the initial setting conditions of the physical quantity sensor device are calculated and written to the storage unit of the physical quantity sensor device.
- the measurement value n ( ⁇ 3) of the output value of the pressure sensor and the measurement number m ( ⁇ 3) of the output value of the temperature sensor are acquired (step S701).
- step S702 After substituting 1 for the variable i (step S702), the temperature Ti detected by the temperature sensor and the output value Vcci of the Vcc voltage divider at this temperature Ti are measured (steps S703 and S704).
- step S705 After substituting 1 for the variable j (step S705), the initial output value V 0 — ij of the pressure sensor at the temperature ⁇ Ti and the pressure Pj is measured (step S706). Then, the variable j is incremented (step S707), and the processes of steps S706 and S707 are repeated until the variable j becomes equal to the number of measurements n (step S708: No).
- the plurality of initial output values V 0 — ij output to the outside of the physical quantity sensor device are acquired by the first acquisition unit of the setting device.
- an approximate expression V 1 (Ti) of the target output value is calculated for each temperature Ti as shown in the above equations (4) to (6).
- step S714 1 is substituted into the variable i (step S714), and the approximate expression K i ( ⁇ T) of the first characteristic value shown in the above equations (8) to (10) is calculated (step S715).
- n-1) is acquired as the second characteristic value (step S716).
- step S717 is incremented (step S717), and the processes of steps S715 to S717 are repeated until the variable i becomes equal to the number of measurements m (step S718: No).
- step S718 When the variable i becomes larger than the number of times of measurement m (step S718: Yes), the coefficient of the approximate expression K i ( ⁇ T) and the constant term (second characteristic value) kT ij are used as correction parameters for the physical quantity sensor device.
- Writing to the storage unit step S719).
- the process of step S719 is the operation mode 2 of the physical quantity sensor device. Thereafter, the processing according to this flowchart is terminated, and thereafter, the physical quantity sensor device operates in the operation mode 3.
- the output value correction processing of the physical quantity sensor device described in the present embodiment can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation.
- This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer.
- the program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.
- the first characteristic equation indicating the corrected output characteristic of the physical quantity sensor and the second characteristic equation indicating the temperature-dependent characteristic of the coefficient and constant term of the first characteristic equation.
- the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor is calculated using the characteristic formula. For this reason, even if there are bends in the initial output characteristics of the physical quantity sensor and the temperature sensor, these bends are corrected and the output value of the physical quantity sensor can be corrected. For this reason, the correction accuracy of the physical quantity sensor device can be improved.
- the storage unit since at least nine correction parameters need only be stored in the storage unit, an inexpensive storage unit with a small data capacity can be used. For this reason, the scale of the physical quantity sensor device can be reduced, and the physical quantity sensor device can be manufactured at low cost. Also, 12 to 16 correction parameters are calculated when calculating the third and second characteristic expressions, and 15 to 25 correction parameters when calculating the fourth and first characteristic expressions.
- the storage parameters may be stored in the storage unit. For this reason, even when the orders of the first and second characteristic equations are increased, the number of parameters stored in the storage unit does not increase significantly. Therefore, even when an inexpensive storage unit with a small data capacity is used, the correction parameters are increased by calculating the first and second characteristic equations of the third and fourth orders, and the bending caused by the peripheral device is easily corrected. can do.
- the output value of the physical quantity sensor, the output of the temperature sensor, and the output of the temperature sensor are converted into one transfer function equation including the first characteristic equation and the second characteristic equation constituting the first characteristic equation.
- the corrected output value of the physical quantity sensor can be calculated. Therefore, regardless of the order of the transfer function equation, the output value after correction of the physical quantity sensor is calculated using an arithmetic circuit in which the above transfer function equation is configured with only basic circuits such as an AND circuit and an OR circuit. Can do. Thereby, the scale of the physical quantity sensor device can be reduced, and the physical quantity sensor device can be manufactured at low cost. Furthermore, the processing speed can be increased.
- the initial quantity of the physical quantity sensor is measured at a minimum of nine measurement points (three physical quantities are measured at three predetermined temperatures). What is necessary is just to acquire an output value. For this reason, the number of processes for performing the initial setting of the physical quantity sensor device can be reduced. Therefore, the physical quantity sensor device can be manufactured at low cost. Further, for example, by increasing the number of measurement points by measuring four physical quantities at every four predetermined temperatures, the first and second characteristic equations are calculated, so that the approximation accuracy is improved. Thereby, the correction accuracy of the physical quantity sensor device can be improved.
- a setting device for calculating a correction parameter may be provided in the physical quantity sensor device.
- the correction parameter may be calculated again by the setting device.
- the physical quantity sensor and other devices (physical quantity sensor output value correction device) of the physical quantity sensor device shown in FIG. 1 may be provided on the same semiconductor chip or on different semiconductor chips.
- the temperature sensor may be provided on the same semiconductor chip as the physical quantity sensor, or a thermistor or the like is used to correct the physical quantity sensor output value.
- the device and the physical quantity sensor may not be provided on the same semiconductor chip. Further, the physical quantity sensor may not be formed on the semiconductor chip.
- the output value correction method of the physical quantity sensor device detect other physical quantities that depend on temperature, This is useful for a physical quantity sensor that outputs an electrical signal in accordance with a detected physical quantity.
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図1は、本発明の実施の形態にかかる物理量センサ装置の機能的構成を示すブロック図である。図1に示す物理量センサ装置100は、物理量センサ101の出力値を所望の出力値に補正して外部へ出力する。所望の出力値とは、例えば、物理量センサ装置100の設計仕様に基づいて予め設定された出力特性に基づく、実使用時や出荷前試験時における物理量センサ装置100の出力値である。物理量センサ装置100は、物理量センサ101、温度センサ102、Vcc分圧部103、演算部104、記憶部105、入出力部106によって構成される。物理量センサ装置100は、設定装置110によって算出された物理量センサ装置100の初期設定情報を取得する。
K0(ΔT)=2.4×10-6×ΔT2-1.1×10-4×ΔT-1.1×10-1 ・・・(10)
101 物理量センサ
102 温度センサ
103 Vcc分圧部
104 演算部
105 記憶部
106 入出力部
111 第1の取得部
112 第2の取得部
113 第1の算出部
114 第2の算出部
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- 温度に依存する他の物理量を検知し、検知した前記物理量に応じて電気信号を出力する物理量センサと、検知した温度に応じた電気信号を出力する温度センサと、を備えた物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法であって、
少なくとも3つ以上の所定温度のそれぞれにおいて、前記物理量センサによって出力された少なくとも3つ以上の初期出力値をそれぞれ取得する第1の取得工程と、
少なくとも3つ以上の前記初期出力値に対応して予め設定された前記物理量センサの目標出力値をそれぞれ取得する第2の取得工程と、
前記初期出力値および前記目標出力値に基づいて、検知した前記物理量に対して非線形的に変化する前記物理量センサの出力特性を補正するための第1の特性値を算出する第1の算出工程と、
前記所定温度および前記第1の特性値に基づいて、前記温度センサによって検出された温度に対して非線形的に変化する前記第1の特性値を補正するための第2の特性値を算出する第2の算出工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。 - 前記第1の算出工程では、前記所定温度ごとに前記初期出力値と前記目標出力値とを2次以上の多項式に近似して前記物理量センサの補正後の出力特性を示す第1の特性式を算出し、前記第1の特性式の係数および定数項を前記第1の特性値とすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。
- 前記第2の算出工程では、前記第1の特性式の係数および定数項ごとに前記所定温度と前記第1の特性値とを2次以上の多項式に近似して前記第1の特性値の温度依存特性を示す第2の特性式を算出し、前記第2の特性式の係数および定数項を前記第2の特性値とすることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。
- 2次以上の多項式に近似するときに最小二乗法を用いることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。
- 前記物理量センサの現時点の出力値と、前記温度センサの前記現時点の出力値および前記第2の特性値を用いて補正された補正後の前記第1の特性値とに基づいて、前記物理量センサの補正後の出力値を演算する演算工程をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。
- 前記第1の特性式および前記第2の特性式を構成する演算手段に、前記物理量センサの現時点の出力値、前記温度センサの前記現時点の出力値および前記第2の特性値を入力することにより、前記物理量センサの補正後の出力値を演算する演算工程をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。
- 前記演算工程では、電源電圧に比例した前記物理量センサの補正後の出力値を演算することを特徴とする請求項5に記載の物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。
- 前記第2の特性値を記憶手段に記憶する記憶工程をさらに含み、
前記演算工程では、前記記憶手段から読み出した前記第2の特性値を用いることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。 - 前記物理量センサは、圧力センサ、加速度センサ、ジャイロセンサまたは流量センサであることを特徴とする請求項1~8のいずれか一つに記載の物理量センサ装置の出力値補正方法。
- 温度に依存する他の物理量を検知し、検知した前記物理量に応じた電気信号を出力する物理量センサと、
検知した温度に応じた電気信号を出力する温度センサと、
少なくとも3つ以上の所定温度のそれぞれにおいて、前記物理量センサによって出力された少なくとも3つ以上の初期出力値をそれぞれ取得する第1の取得手段と、
少なくとも3つ以上の前記初期出力値に対応して予め設定された前記物理量センサの目標出力値をそれぞれ取得する第2の取得手段と、
前記初期出力値および前記目標出力値に基づいて、検知した前記物理量に対して非線形的に変化する前記物理量センサの出力特性を補正するための第1の特性値を算出する第1の算出手段と、
前記所定温度および前記第1の特性値に基づいて、前記温度センサによって検出された温度に対して非線形的に変化する前記第1の特性値を補正するための第2の特性値を算出する第2の算出手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする物理量センサ装置。 - 前記第1の算出手段は、前記所定温度ごとに前記初期出力値と前記目標出力値とを2次以上の多項式に近似して前記物理量センサの補正後の出力特性を示す第1の特性式を算出し、前記第1の特性式の係数および定数項を前記第1の特性値とすることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の物理量センサ装置。
- 前記第2の算出手段は、前記第1の特性式の係数および定数項ごとに前記所定温度と前記第1の特性値とを2次以上の多項式に近似して前記第1の特性値の温度依存特性を示す第2の特性式を算出し、前記第2の特性式の係数および定数項を前記第2の特性値とすることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の物理量センサ装置。
- 2次以上の多項式に近似するときに最小二乗法を用いることを特徴とする請求項11に記載の物理量センサ装置。
- 前記物理量センサの現時点の出力値と、前記温度センサの前記現時点の出力値および前記第2の特性値を用いて補正された補正後の前記第1の特性値とに基づいて、前記物理量センサの補正後の出力値を演算する演算手段と、
をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の物理量センサ装置。 - 前記第1の特性式および前記第2の特性式を構成する演算手段をさらに備え、
前記演算手段は、前記物理量センサの現時点の出力値、前記温度センサの前記現時点の出力値および前記第2の特性値が入力されることにより、前記物理量センサの補正後の出力値を演算することを特徴とする請求項12に記載の物理量センサ装置。 - 前記演算手段は、電源電圧に比例した前記物理量センサの補正後の出力値を演算することを特徴とする請求項14に記載の物理量センサ装置。
- 前記第2の特性値を記憶する記憶手段をさらに備え、
前記演算手段は、前記記憶手段から読み出した前記第2の特性値を用いることを特徴とする請求項14に記載の物理量センサ装置。 - 前記物理量センサは、圧力センサ、加速度センサ、ジャイロセンサまたは流量センサであることを特徴とする請求項10~17のいずれか一つに記載の物理量センサ装置。
- 温度に依存する他の物理量を検知し、検知した前記物理量に応じて電気信号を出力する物理量センサおよび検知した温度に応じた電気信号を出力する温度センサからの出力信号を取得し前記物理量センサの出力値を補正する物理量センサの出力値補正方法であって、
少なくとも3つ以上の所定温度のそれぞれにおいて、前記物理量センサによって出力された少なくとも3つ以上の初期出力値をそれぞれ取得する第1の取得工程と、
少なくとも3つ以上の前記初期出力値に対応して予め設定された前記物理量センサの目標出力値をそれぞれ取得する第2の取得工程と、
前記初期出力値および前記目標出力値に基づいて、検知した前記物理量に対して非線形的に変化する前記物理量センサの出力特性を補正するための第1の特性値を算出する第1の算出工程と、
前記所定温度および前記第1の特性値に基づいて、前記温度センサによって検出された温度に対して非線形的に変化する前記第1の特性値を補正するための第2の特性値を算出する第2の算出工程と、
を含むことを特徴とする物理量センサの出力値補正方法。 - 温度に依存する他の物理量を検知し、検知した前記物理量に応じた電気信号を出力する物理量センサおよび検知した温度に応じた電気信号を出力する温度センサの出力信号を受け前記物理量センサの出力値を補正する物理量センサの出力値補正装置であって、
少なくとも3つ以上の所定温度のそれぞれにおいて、前記物理量センサによって出力された少なくとも3つ以上の初期出力値をそれぞれ取得する第1の取得手段と、
少なくとも3つ以上の前記初期出力値に対応して予め設定された前記物理量センサの目標出力値をそれぞれ取得する第2の取得手段と、
前記初期出力値および前記目標出力値に基づいて、検知した前記物理量に対して非線形的に変化する前記物理量センサの出力特性を補正するための第1の特性値を算出する第1の算出手段と、
前記所定温度および前記第1の特性値に基づいて、前記温度センサによって検出された温度に対して非線形的に変化する前記第1の特性値を補正するための第2の特性値を算出する第2の算出手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする物理量センサの出力値補正装置。
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