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Micromechanical angular accelerometer with auxiliary linear accelerometer
Assignee: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc
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Filing: 1995-04-25
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Granted: 1997-06-03
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Expires: 2015-04-25
Abstract
Abstract A micromechanical accelerometer comprises a mass of monocrystalline silicon in which a substantially symmetrical plate attached to a silicon frame by flexible linkages is produced by selective etching. The plate has a plurality of apertures patterned and etched therethrough to speed further etching and freeing of the plate and flexible linkages, suspending them above a void etched beneath. The plate is capable of limited motion about an axis created by the flexible linkages. An accelerometer comprised of a substantially symmetrical, linkage supported plate configuration is implemented as an angular accelerometer paired with an auxiliary linear accelerometer, which is used to compensate for the linear sensitivity of the angular sensor, to achieve an instrument that is insensitive to linear acceleration and responds to angular acceleration.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Grieff
- 👤 Burton Boxenhorn
- 👤 Marc S. Weinberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 05:36
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01C; G01C19/00; G01C19/56; G01C19/5719; G01P; G01P15/00; G01P15/02; G01P15/08; G01P15/0802; G01P15/0888; G01P2015/0805; G01P2015/0808; G01P2015/0811; G01P2015/0814; G01P2015/0822; G01P2015/0825; G01P2015/0831; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S73/00; Y10S73/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A semiconductor micromechanical device comprising: at least one generally rigid structural element comprising a first boron diffusion region of a substrate, said first boron diffusion region having a first depth, and said at least one structural element mechanically free from said substrate; at least one pair of flexures having first and second ends comprising a second boron diffusion region of said substrate, said second boron diffusion region having a second depth smaller than said first depth, a first end of said flexures mechanically free from said substrate and supporting said at least one structural element, a second end of said flexures connected to said substrate, said flexures controlling a drive or response motion of said at least one structural element; and at least one electrode for sensing or exciting said motion of said at least one structural element, said at least one electrode being located vertically proximate said at least one structural element.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A semiconductor micromechanical device comprising: at least one generally rigid structural element comprising a first boron diffusion region of a substrate, said first boron diffusion region having a first depth, and said at least one structural element mechanically free from said substrate; at least one pair of flexures having first and second ends comprising a second boron diffusion region of said substrate, said second boron diffusion region having a second depth smaller than said first depth, a first end of said flexures mechanically free from said substrate and supporting said at least one structural element, a second end of said flexures connected to said substrate, said flexures controlling a drive or response motion of said at least one structural element; and at least one electrode for sensing or exciting said motion of said at least one structural element, said at least one electrode being located vertically proximate said at least one structural element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor micromechanical device recited in claim 1 further comprising a proof mass mounted on said at least one structural element.
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