Triaxial electrostatic accelerometer with dual electrical connection to its test weight

Claim 1

1 - Triaxial electrostatic accelerometer comprising : - a test weight movable in relation to the accelerometer frame, having six electrically conducting plane faces arranged in pairs of two parallel faces, the faces of each pair being orthogonal to those of the other two pairs ; - six electrodes connected to said frame, respectively associated with said faces and forming therewith capacitors; - means for sensing two position parameters of the test weight through two sensing voltages ; - means for deriving two position control voltages from said two position sensing voltages, and characterized in that : - the six faces of the test weight are grouped into two sets of three faces with each set located in opposite trisectors of the test weight structure, the three faces of one set forming a first conductor electrically insulated from the second conductor formed by the three faces of the other set and that the accelerometer further comprises : - two very flexible leads connected by one end to said first and second conductor, the sensing voltages being respectively applied to said leads ; - means for applying said two position control voltages to two electrodes respectively associated with a face of the first conductor and a face of the second conductor.