Patent ID: 6548771
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G01B,G01C,G04B,G04C,H01H

Abstract:
An attitude detection device comprising: a case having a hexahedral shape defining a plurality of inner surfaces; a plurality of electrodes each disposed on a respective inner surface of the case and being insulated from one another in at least one preselected orientation of the case; and a conductive fluid disposed in the case so that in a first orientation of the case the conductive fluid electrically connects all but one of the electrodes to generate a first electrical pattern for outputting a first output signal, in a second orientation of the case the conductive fluid electrically connects all but three of the electrodes to generate a second electrical pattern for outputting a second output signal, and in a third orientation of the case different from the first and second orientations a third electrical pattern is generated for outputting a third output signal.