Low Profile Multi-Axis Sensing System
First Claim
1. A multi-axis sensing system comprising:
- a first pair of first sensors mounted to a substrate, each first sensor having a first prescribed portion forming a straight first reference line between the first sensors, each first sensor being oriented at a first acute angle relative to the first reference line;
a second pair of second sensors mounted to the substrate, each second sensor having a second prescribed portion forming a straight second reference line between the second sensors, each second sensor being oriented at a second acute angle relative to the second reference line,the first reference line being orthogonal to the second reference line,the first and second acute angles being greater than about zero degrees.
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Abstract
A multi-axis sensor system has a first pair of first sensors mounted to a substrate, where each first sensor has a first prescribed portion forming a straight first reference line between the first sensors. Each first sensor is oriented at a first acute angle relative to the first reference line. In a similar manner, the system also has a second pair of second sensors mounted to the substrate, where each second sensor has a second prescribed portion forming a straight second reference line between the second sensors. Each second sensor is oriented at a second acute angle relative to the second reference line. The first reference line is orthogonal to the second reference line, and the first and second acute angles are greater than about zero degrees.
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20 Claims
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1. A multi-axis sensing system comprising:
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a first pair of first sensors mounted to a substrate, each first sensor having a first prescribed portion forming a straight first reference line between the first sensors, each first sensor being oriented at a first acute angle relative to the first reference line; a second pair of second sensors mounted to the substrate, each second sensor having a second prescribed portion forming a straight second reference line between the second sensors, each second sensor being oriented at a second acute angle relative to the second reference line, the first reference line being orthogonal to the second reference line, the first and second acute angles being greater than about zero degrees. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A multi-axis sensing system comprising:
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a substrate forming a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions intersecting at a substrate intersection point; a first pair of first sensors mounted on opposite sides of the substrate intersection point on the first portion of the substrate, the first pair of first sensors forming a straight first reference line; a second pair of sensors mounted on opposite sides of the substrate intersection point on the second portion of the substrate, the second pair of second sensors forming a second straight reference line, the first reference line being orthogonal to the second reference line, the first sensors being mounted to detect motion about intersecting axes that each are oriented at a first acute angle relative to the first reference line, the second sensors being mounted to detect motion about intersecting axes that each are oriented at a second acute angle relative to the second reference line, the first and second acute angles being greater than about zero degrees. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of forming a multi-axis sensing system, the method comprising:
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mounting a first pair of first sensors to a substrate so that the they form a straight first reference line therebetween, each first sensor being mounted to form a first acute angle relative to the first reference line; mounting a second pair of second sensors to a substrate so that the they form a straight second reference line therebetween, each second sensor being mounted to form a second acute angle relative to the second reference line; the first reference line being orthogonal to the second reference line, the first and second acute angles being greater than about zero degrees. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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