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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Meggitt (Orange County), Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Tom Kwa, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
MEGGITT (ORANGE COUNTY), INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/09 (2006.01); B81B 3/00 (2006.01); G01P 15/12 (2006.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/09 (2013.01); B81B 3/0035 (2013.01); G01P 15/123 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0338 (2013.01); G01P 15/0802 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G01P 2015/0837 (2013.01);
Abstract
A MEMS acceleration sensor comprising: a frame, a plurality of proofmasses; a plurality of flexures; a plurality of hinges and a plurality of gauges. The frame, proofmasses, flexures, hinges and gauges designed to measure acceleration in a direction perpendicular to the device plane while being generally resistant to motions parallel to the device plane. The measurement of the acceleration is accomplished through the piezoresistive effect of the strain in the gauges.