Measuring and testing – Speed – velocity – or acceleration – Acceleration determination utilizing inertial element
Patent
1994-12-20
1996-12-10
Williams, Hezron E.
Measuring and testing
Speed, velocity, or acceleration
Acceleration determination utilizing inertial element
73 1DV, 7386261, 7351432, G01P 1500
Patent
active
055832903
ABSTRACT:
A micromechanical sensing apparatus includes a micromechanical sensor having a stationary element and a movable element which are electrically conductive, and a sensing circuit responsive to the micromechanical sensor for generating an output indicative of a sensed quantity. The sensing circuit may have a closed loop configuration or an open loop configuration. The sensing apparatus further includes an actuation circuit for applying to the micromechanical sensor an actuation signal, such as a test signal, for electrostatically deflecting the movable element relative to stationary element. The actuation circuit includes circuitry for limiting the bandwidth of the actuation signal such that the deflection of the movable element does not exceed maximum deflection limits. In the closed loop configuration, the bandwidth of the actuation signal is preferably limited to less than or equal to the closed loop bandwidth of the sensing circuit. As a result, electrostatic capture and/or contact between the movable element and the stationary element is prevented.
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Analog Devices Inc.
Moller Richard A.
Williams Hezron E.
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