Patent ID: 7360425

Claim:
A compensated composite structure comprising: a first support structure comprising a first material comprising a first coefficient of thermal expansion, said first support structure comprising a first end and a second end; a first insulator coupled to said first end of said first support structure; a first capacitor plate comprising a second material comprising a second coefficient of thermal expansion, said first capacitor plate coupled to said first insulator and surrounded by said first support structure; and a flexure plate comprising said second material, said flexure plate disposed in a substantially parallel relation to said first capacitor plate, said flexure plate rigidly fixed to said second end of said first support structure whereby all flexure generated within said composite structure is generated within said flexure plate, said flexure plate and said first capacitor plate defining a first distance, wherein said first distance varies in response to acceleration forces acting upon said flexure plate thereby generating at least one capacitance signal.