Patent ID: 9291455
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: G01C

Claim Text:
1. A method at least one of for operating and measuring a micromechanical device, the micromechanical device having a first seismic mass which is movable by oscillation relative to a substrate, and a second seismic mass which is movable by oscillation relative to the substrate, the micromechanical device having a first drive device to deflect the first seismic mass, and a second drive device to deflect the second seismic mass, in each case in parallel to a drive direction and according to a first orientation, the micromechanical device having a third drive device to deflect the first seismic mass, and a fourth drive device to deflect the second seismic mass in parallel to the drive direction and according to a second orientation opposite from the first orientation, the micromechanical device having a first detection device to detect solely a drive motion of the first seismic mass, the micromechanical device having a second detection device to detect solely a drive motion of the second seismic mass, the method comprising: generating, by the first detection device, a first detection signal; generating, by the second detection device, a second detection signal; and evaluating the first detection signal separately from the second detection signal.