Error correction in acceleration-sensing devices
First Claim
1. An acceleration-sensing device having error correction, comprising:
- a stator having at least one conductor affixed to a surface; and
a proof mass having a first conductor affixed at a first location relative to the at least one conductor affixed to a surface of the stator, the proof mass having a second conductor affixed at a second location relative to the at least one conductor affixed to a surface of the stator, whereinan excitation signal applied to the first conductor of the proof mass brings about a force on the proof mass in the plane of motion of the proof mass that is substantially equally opposed by a force resulting from the excitation signal applied to the second conductor of the proof mass in the plane of motion of the proof mass.
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Abstract
An acceleration-sensing device having error correction includes a stator having at least one conductor affixed to a surface and a proof mass having a first conductor affixed at a first location relative to the at least one conductor affixed to a surface of the stator. The proof mass includes a second conductor affixed at a second location relative to the at least one conductor affixed to a surface of the stator, wherein an excitation signal applied to the first conductor of the proof mass brings about a force on the proof mass in the plane of motion of the proof mass that is substantially equally opposed by a force resulting from an excitation signal applied to the second conductor of the proof mass in the plane of motion of the proof mass.
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15 Claims
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1. An acceleration-sensing device having error correction, comprising:
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a stator having at least one conductor affixed to a surface; and a proof mass having a first conductor affixed at a first location relative to the at least one conductor affixed to a surface of the stator, the proof mass having a second conductor affixed at a second location relative to the at least one conductor affixed to a surface of the stator, wherein an excitation signal applied to the first conductor of the proof mass brings about a force on the proof mass in the plane of motion of the proof mass that is substantially equally opposed by a force resulting from the excitation signal applied to the second conductor of the proof mass in the plane of motion of the proof mass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of correcting an error in an acceleration-sensing device, comprising:
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generating an excitation signal on at least a first and a second conductor affixed to a proof mass; coupling, onto at least one conductor affixed to a stator, a signal from the first conductor affixed to the proof mass; and coupling, onto the at least one conductor, a signal from the second conductor affixed to the proof mass, wherein the signal coupled from the first conductor affixed to the proof mass causes the proof mass to experience a force in a first direction in a plane of motion of the proof mass, and wherein the signal coupled from the second conductor affixed to the proof mass causes the proof mass to experience a force in a direction substantially equal and opposite to the force in the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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