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Linear and rotational accelerometer

  • US 5,831,164 A
  • Filed: 01/21/1997
  • Issued: 11/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An accelerometer comprising:

  • a plurality of sensing modules for determining linear and angular accelerations in a plurality of degrees of freedom, each sensing module comprising;

    a housing;

    a proof mass having a dimension, a shape, a mass, and a center of gravity, said proof mass mounted displaced from said center of gravity by an amount which produces a displacement response to both linear and angular acceleration;

    a support for connecting said proof mass to said housing; and

    detection means for detecting said displacement response of said proof mass.

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