Common centroid micromachine driver
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a resonator mass movable along an axis; and
a drive arrangement for moving the mass along the axis, the drive arrangement having a plurality of fixed electrodes operably coupled so as to have a common centroid, wherein the drive arrangement comprises;
a first fixed electrode oriented in a first direction;
a second fixed electrode adjacent to the first fixed electrode and oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction;
a third fixed electrode opposite the first fixed electrode and oriented in the second direction; and
a fourth fixed electrode opposite the second fixed electrode and oriented in the first direction, wherein the first and fourth fixed electrodes operate in phase with one another, and wherein the second and third fixed electrodes operate in phase with one another and in anti-phase with the first and fourth fixed electrodes.
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Abstract
A drive arrangement for a micromachine includes a plurality of fixed electrodes arranged so as to have a common centroid.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a resonator mass movable along an axis; and a drive arrangement for moving the mass along the axis, the drive arrangement having a plurality of fixed electrodes operably coupled so as to have a common centroid, wherein the drive arrangement comprises; a first fixed electrode oriented in a first direction; a second fixed electrode adjacent to the first fixed electrode and oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction; a third fixed electrode opposite the first fixed electrode and oriented in the second direction; and a fourth fixed electrode opposite the second fixed electrode and oriented in the first direction, wherein the first and fourth fixed electrodes operate in phase with one another, and wherein the second and third fixed electrodes operate in phase with one another and in anti-phase with the first and fourth fixed electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus comprising a plurality of resonator masses, each resonator mass associated with at least one drive arrangement for moving the mass along an axis, each drive arrangement having a plurality of fixed electrodes operably coupled so as to have a common centroid, wherein the at least one drive arrangement comprises:
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a first fixed electrode oriented in a first direction; a second fixed electrode adjacent to the first fixed electrode and oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction; a third fixed electrode opposite the first fixed electrode and oriented in the second direction; and a fourth fixed electrode opposite the second fixed electrode and oriented in the first direction, wherein the first and fourth fixed electrodes operate in phase with one another, and wherein the second and third fixed electrodes operate in phase with one another and in anti-phase with the first and fourth fixed electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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