Stacked lateral overlap transducer (SLOT) based three-axis accelerometer
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01P-015/125
G01P-015/18
G01C-025/00
G01C-019/5712
G01C-019/5747
G01P-015/08
출원번호
US-0930187
(2010-12-30)
등록번호
US-9032796
(2015-05-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Stephanou, Philip Jason
Burns, David William
Shenoy, Ravindra Vaman
출원인 / 주소
QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson
인용정보
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7인용 특허 :
53
초록▼
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for making and using accelerometers. Some such accelerometers include a substrate, a first plurality of electrodes, a second plurality of electrodes, a first anchor attached to the
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for making and using accelerometers. Some such accelerometers include a substrate, a first plurality of electrodes, a second plurality of electrodes, a first anchor attached to the substrate, a frame and a proof mass. The substrate may extend substantially in a first plane. The proof mass may be attached to the frame, may extend substantially in a second plane and may be substantially constrained for motion along first and second axes. The frame may be attached to the first anchor, may extend substantially in a second plane and may be substantially constrained for motion along the second axis. A lateral movement of the proof mass in response to an applied lateral acceleration along the first or second axes may result in a change in capacitance at the first or second plurality of electrodes.
대표청구항▼
1. An accelerometer, comprising: a substrate extending substantially in a first plane;a first plurality of electrodes formed substantially along a first axis on the substrate;a second plurality of electrodes formed substantially along a second axis on the substrate;a central anchor attached to the s
1. An accelerometer, comprising: a substrate extending substantially in a first plane;a first plurality of electrodes formed substantially along a first axis on the substrate;a second plurality of electrodes formed substantially along a second axis on the substrate;a central anchor attached to the substrate;a frame attached to the central anchor and extending substantially in a second plane, the frame being substantially constrained for motion along the second axis; anda proof mass attached to the frame and extending substantially in the second plane, the proof mass having a first plurality of slots extending along the first axis and a second plurality of slots extending along the second axis, the proof mass being substantially constrained for motion along the first axis and along the second axis,wherein a lateral movement of the proof mass in response to an applied lateral acceleration along the first axis results in a first change in capacitance at the second plurality of electrodes,wherein a lateral movement of the proof mass in response to an applied lateral acceleration along the second axis results in a second change in capacitance at the first plurality of electrodes, andwherein the first and second pluralities of electrodes are formed substantially in a third plane that is disposed between the first plane and the second plane, the third plane separated from the second plane by a gap. 2. The accelerometer of claim 1, further comprising first flexures that couple the proof mass to the frame, the first flexures allowing the proof mass to move along the first axis without causing the frame to move along the first axis. 3. The accelerometer of claim 1, further comprising second flexures that couple the frame to the central anchor, the second flexures allowing the proof mass and the frame to move together along the second axis. 4. The accelerometer of claim 1, wherein the frame surrounds the central anchor and the proof mass surrounds the frame. 5. The accelerometer of claim 1, wherein one or more slots extend completely through the proof mass. 6. The accelerometer of claim 1, wherein one or more slots extend only partially through the proof mass. 7. The accelerometer of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a third plurality of slots extending along the first axis. 8. The accelerometer of claim 1, wherein at least one of the proof mass and the frame is formed, at least in part, from metal. 9. The accelerometer of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a first portion coupled to the central anchor, the first portion having stress isolation slits proximate the central anchor. 10. The accelerometer of claim 1, further comprising: an appended mass coupled to the proof mass; anda third electrode and a fourth electrode on the substrate,wherein a capacitance between the appended mass and the third and fourth electrodes change in response to a normal acceleration applied to the proof mass. 11. The accelerometer of claim 1, further including: a second anchor formed on the substrate;a flexure attached to the second anchor, the flexure and the second anchor forming a pivot;a third electrode formed on the substrate;a fourth electrode formed on the substrate;a second proof mass having a first side proximate the third electrode and a second side proximate the fourth electrode, the second proof mass disposed adjacent the pivot, the second proof mass being coupled to and configured for rotation about the pivot, the rotation resulting in a third change in capacitance at the third electrode and a fourth change in capacitance at the fourth electrode. 12. The accelerometer of claim 11, wherein a center of mass of the proof mass is substantially offset from the pivot. 13. The accelerometer of claim 11, wherein the second proof mass includes a first portion coupled to the second anchor, the first portion having stress isolation slits proximate the second anchor. 14. The accelerometer of claim 13, wherein the second proof mass includes a second portion coupled to the first portion via torsional flexures. 15. The accelerometer of claim 14, wherein the torsional flexures are substantially perpendicular to the stress isolation slits. 16. An accelerometer, comprising: a substrate extending substantially in a first plane;a first plurality of electrodes formed substantially along a first axis on the substrate;a second plurality of electrodes formed substantially along a second axis on the substrate;a central anchor attached to the substrate;a frame attached to the central anchor and extending substantially in a second plane, the frame being substantially constrained for motion along the second axis; andproof mass means for responding to an applied lateral movement along the first axis by causing in a first change in capacitance at the second plurality of electrodes, and for responding to an applied lateral movement along the second axis by causing in a second change in capacitance at the first plurality of electrodes, the proof mass means attached to the frame means and extending substantially in the second plane, the proof mass means being substantially constrained for motion along the first axis and along the second axis,wherein the first and second pluralities of electrodes are formed substantially in a third plane that is disposed between the first plane and the second plane, the third plane separated from the second plane by a gap. 17. The accelerometer of claim 16, further comprising a first flexure for allowing the proof mass means to move along the first axis without causing the frame to move along the first axis. 18. The accelerometer of claim 16, further comprising a second flexure for allowing the proof mass means and the frame to move together along the second axis.
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