Dual axis rate sensor
US7461552B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P2015/084
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Angular rate sensor for detecting rotation about first and second mutually perpendicular axes which has first and second masses coupled together for torsional drive mode oscillation of equal amplitude and opposite phase about third axes which are perpendicular to the first and second axes. The first mass is mounted for oscillation about the second axis in response to Coriolis forces produced by rotation about the first axis, and the second mass is mounted for oscillation about the first axis in response to Coriolis forces produced by rotation about the second axis. In some disclosed embodiments, the rate sensor also includes a pair of accelerometer masses which are connected together for torsional movement of equal amplitude and opposite phase about axes parallel to the third axes in response to acceleration along the second axis and for torsional movement of equal amplitude and opposite phase about axes parallel to the second axis in response to acceleration along the third axes.
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