Patent ID: 7383774

Claim:
A microelectromechanical safing and arming apparatus, comprising: (a) a subbase having an opening therethrough for holding a first explosive; (b) a shuttle suspended from a plurality of springs above the subbase, with the shuttle holding a second explosive initially misaligned from the first explosive; (c) a first latch for locking the shuttle in a first position wherein the second explosive is misaligned with respect to the first explosive, with the first latch being disengageable to move in a direction substantially normal to a plane of the subbase in response to a first acceleration component directed substantially normal to the plane of the subbase to allow movement of the shuttle in an orthogonal direction substantially in-plane with the subbase to a second position wherein the first and second explosives are aligned in response to a second acceleration component directed substantially in-plane with the subbase; and (d) a second latch for locking the shuttle in the second position.