Measuring and testing – Speed – velocity – or acceleration – Acceleration determination utilizing inertial element
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Kwok, Helen C. (Department: 2856)
Measuring and testing
Speed, velocity, or acceleration
Acceleration determination utilizing inertial element
C073S510000, C073S514290, C073S514320
Reexamination Certificate
active
08006557
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for sensing accelerations directed along multiple directions are provided. An embodiment comprises a sensor array comprising two sensor pairs, each of which provides an output signal based on acceleration along two orthogonal directions. The sensor pairs are so that they collectively provide an output signal for each of three mutually orthogonal directions. In some embodiments, the sensor array is augmented to provide three additional signals, each of which is based on rotation about an axis aligned with one of the three orthogonal directions.
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Akkaraju Sandeep
Bloomsburgh John Gardner
He Yie
Yin Luzhong
DeMont & Breyer LLC
IntelliSense Software Corporation
Kwok Helen C.
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