Patent ID: 9316665
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B81C,G01B,G01C,G01P

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a motion amplification structure suspended above a substrate, said motion amplification structure including a first beam, a second beam, and a paddle element, said first beam having a movable first end, a middle region configured to flex, and a second end, said second beam having a third end fixed to said substrate and a fourth end, wherein said second end of said first beam and said fourth end of said second beam are connected to said paddle element; an actuator operative upon said first beam such that activation of said actuator induces an axial force upon said first end of said first beam to cause flexion of said middle region, wherein said actuator comprises: a sense electrode in proximity to said paddle element, wherein when a sidewall of said first beam exhibits a skew angle relative to an axis perpendicular to a planar surface of said substrate, said flexion of said first beam produces displacement of said paddle element, said displacement of said paddle element being sensed at said sense electrode.