Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Resonating sensor with mechanical constraints
- Patent Title (中): 谐振传感器具有机械约束
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Application No.: US12940354Application Date: 2010-11-05
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Publication No.: US08631700B2Publication Date: 2014-01-21
- Inventor: Firas N. Sammoura , William D. Sawyer
- Applicant: Firas N. Sammoura , William D. Sawyer
- Applicant Address: US MA Norwood
- Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Norwood
- Agency: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP
- Main IPC: G01C19/56
- IPC: G01C19/56

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for sensing movement resonates a primary member in a flexure mode at a given frequency, thus causing the primary member to have top and bottom portions that resonate at substantially about zero Hertz. The method also secures the bottom portion to a first substrate, and mechanically constrains the top portion while resonating in the flexure mode to substantially eliminate vibrations in the top portion. Finally, the method generates a changing capacitance signal in response to movement of the primary member. When generating this changing capacitance signal, the primary member resonates in a bulk mode at a given frequency.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120111112A1 Resonating Sensor with Mechanical Constraints Public/Granted day:2012-05-10
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