A new design of micromachined inertial sensors, accelerometer and rate-gyroscope, is presented. The design employs the modulated integrative differential optical sensing for the output motion sensing. The former uni-axial design with cantilever suspension is presented. Then the new dual-axis design with “spider” suspensions is discussed. The design and fabrication issues of the new design are discussed, in-light of the results of the uni-axial design. The predicted performance of this device is presented
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Electrical and ELectronic Engineers in Israel, 2000. The 21st IEEE Convention of the
Date of Conference: 2000