A vibrating-mass gyroscope system comprising: a sensor system comprising a substantially planar vibrating-mass (16, 154, 250) comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of electrodes (20, 22, 252, 254, 256) that extend longitudinally in a periodic pattern across at least one of the first and second surfaces, the plurality of electrodes (20, 22, 252, 254, 256) comprising an array of drive electrodes (20, 252), an array of sense electrodes (22, 254), and an array of quadrature electrodes arranged at a 45° angle with respect to each of the sets of drive and sense electrodes (20, 22, 252, 254), the array of drive electrodes (20, 252), the array of sense electrodes (22, 254), and the array of quadrature electrodes being capacitively coupled to a substantially matching array of drive electrodes, a substantially matching array of sense electrodes, and a substantially matching array of quadrature electrodes, respectively, associated with a housing and which are separated from and facing the respective at least one of the first and second surfaces, the substantially matching array of quadrature electrodes being arranged at a 45° angle with respect to each of the substantially matching sets of drive and sense electrodes; and a gyroscope controller configured to generate a drive signal that is provided to one of the array of drive electrodes (20, 252) and the substantially matching array of drive electrodes to provide for an in-plane periodic oscillatory motion of the substantially planar vibrating-mass (16, 154, 250), to generate a force-rebalance signal that is provided to one of the array of sense electrodes (22, 254) and the substantially matching array of sense electrodes to calculate a rotation of the vibrating-mass gyroscope system about an input axis. a sensor system comprising a substantially planar vibrating-mass (16, 154, 250) comprising a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of electrodes (20, 22, 252, 254, 256) that extend longitudinally in a periodic pattern across at least one of the first and second surfaces, the plurality of electrodes (20, 22, 252, 254, 256) comprising an array of drive electrodes (20, 252), an array of sense electrodes (22, 254), and an array of quadrature electrodes arranged at a 45° angle with respect to each of the sets of drive and sense electrodes (20, 22, 252, 254), the array of drive electrodes (20, 252), the array of sense electrodes (22, 254), and the array of quadrature electrodes being capacitively coupled to a substantially matching array of drive electrodes, a substantially matching array of sense electrodes, and a substantially matching array of quadrature electrodes, respectively, associated with a housing and which are separated from and facing the respective at least one of the first and second surfaces, the substantially matching array of quadrature electrodes being arranged at a 45° angle with respect to each of the substantially matching sets of drive and sense electrodes; and a gyroscope controller configured to generate a drive signal that is provided to one of the array of drive electrodes (20, 252) and the substantially matching array of drive electrodes to provide for an in-plane periodic oscillatory motion of the substantially planar vibrating-mass (16, 154, 250), to generate a force-rebalance signal that is provided to one of the array of sense electrodes (22, 254) and the substantially matching array of sense electrodes to calculate a rotation of the vibrating-mass gyroscope system about an input axis.