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Compensated composite structure

  • US 20060111798A1
  • Filed: 11/22/2004
  • Published: 05/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A compensated composite structure comprising:

  • a first support structure comprising a first material comprising a first coefficient of thermal expansion, said first support structure comprising a first end and a second end;

    a first insulator coupled to said first end of said first support structure;

    a first capacitor plate comprising a second material comprising a second coefficient of thermal expansion, said first capacitor plate coupled to said first insulator and surrounded by said first support structure; and

    a flexure plate comprising said second material, said flexure plate disposed in a substantially parallel relation to said first capacitor plate, said flexure plate coupled to said second end of said first support structure, said flexure plate and said first capacitor plate defining a first distance, wherein said first distance varies in response to acceleration forces acting upon said flexure plate thereby generating at least one capacitance signal.

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