(Currently Amended) A vibrating-mass gyroscope system comprising: a sensor system (12, 50, 150, 200) comprising a vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) and a plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) coupled to the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) that are configured to facilitate in-plane motion of the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158); and a gyroscope controller configured to generate: a drive signal that is provided to a first set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to provide an in-plane periodic oscillatory motion of the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) along a drive axis in response to a drive axis force along the drive axis generated in response to the drive signal a force-rebalance signal that is provided to a second set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to calculate a rotation of the vibrating-mass gyroscope system about an input axis, the force-rebalance signal being configured to generate a force-rebalance force along a sense axis that is orthogonal to the drive axis, and a quadrature signal that is provided to a third set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to generate a quadrature force along a quadrature axis that is arranged at approximately 45° relative to the drive and sense axes to substantially mitigate quadrature effects associated with the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158), wherein the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) is configured in a substantially planar octagonal shape, wherein the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) comprises eight electrode shuttles (54, 56, 58, 60, 160, 162, 164, 166) that are each arranged, respectively, at a respective one of the sides of the periphery of the substantially planar octagonal shape to pull the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) along a respective single-axis in respective directions orthogonal with the eight sides of the periphery of the substantially planar octagonal shape. a sensor system (12, 50, 150, 200) comprising a vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) and a plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) coupled to the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) that are configured to facilitate in-plane motion of the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158); and a gyroscope controller configured to generate: a drive signal that is provided to a first set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to provide an in-plane periodic oscillatory motion of the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) along a drive axis in response to a drive axis force along the drive axis generated in response to the drive signal a force-rebalance signal that is provided to a second set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to calculate a rotation of the vibrating-mass gyroscope system about an input axis, the force-rebalance signal being configured to generate a force-rebalance force along a sense axis that is orthogonal to the drive axis, and a quadrature signal that is provided to a third set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to generate a quadrature force along a quadrature axis that is arranged at approximately 45° relative to the drive and sense axes to substantially mitigate quadrature effects associated with the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158), a drive signal that is provided to a first set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to provide an in-plane periodic oscillatory motion of the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) along a drive axis in response to a drive axis force along the drive axis generated in response to the drive signal a force-rebalance signal that is provided to a second set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to calculate a rotation of the vibrating-mass gyroscope system about an input axis, the force-rebalance signal being configured to generate a force-rebalance force along a sense axis that is orthogonal to the drive axis, and a quadrature signal that is provided to a third set of the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) to generate a quadrature force along a quadrature axis that is arranged at approximately 45° relative to the drive and sense axes to substantially mitigate quadrature effects associated with the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158), wherein the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) is configured in a substantially planar octagonal shape, wherein the plurality of electrodes (18, 20, 22) comprises eight electrode shuttles (54, 56, 58, 60, 160, 162, 164, 166) that are each arranged, respectively, at a respective one of the sides of the periphery of the substantially planar octagonal shape to pull the vibrating-mass (16, 52, 152, 154, 156, 158) along a respective single-axis in respective directions orthogonal with the eight sides of the periphery of the substantially planar octagonal shape.