Abstract: A vibrating gyroscope according to this invention includes a ring-shaped vibrating body 11 having a uniform plane, a leg portion 15 flexibly supporting the ring-shaped vibrating body and having a fixed end, a fixed potential electrode 16, and a plurality of electrodes 13a, 13b, . . . , 13f formed on the plane with a piezoelectric film sandwiched between an upper-layer metallic film and a lower-layer metallic film in a thickness direction thereof. In this case, in a representative example shown in FIG. 1, when one of driving electrodes 13a for exciting a primary vibration of the ring-shaped vibrating body 11 in a vibration mode of cos N? is set as a reference driving electrode, the plurality of remaining electrodes 13b, . . . , 13f are disposed at specific positions.

Abstract: A vibrating gyroscope comprises a ring-shaped vibrating body (11) a leg portion (15) flexibly supporting the body (11) and having a fixed end, a fixed potential electrode (16), and a plurality of electrodes (13a-13d) with a piezoelectric film sandwiched between an upper and a lower-layer metallic film in a thickness direction thereof. When N is a natural number of 2 or more, the plurality of electrodes (13a-13d) include driving electrodes (13a) for a primary vibration in a vibration mode of cosN?, which are each disposed (360/N)° apart from each other in a circumferential direction, first detection electrodes (13b) and second detection electrodes (13d) for detecting a secondary vibration generated when an angular velocity is applied to the body (11), which are each disposed in a certain region related to the driving electrode (13a) Each of the electrodes is also disposed in a certain region of the body (11).