Patent ID: 8549920

Claim:
An accelerometer comprising: a strain sensor having a substantially linear configuration; and a transducer joined to said strain sensor such that said strain sensor extends laterally across said transducer, said transducer being symmetrical about a center line and having: a base extending along said strain sensor and providing rigidity of said transducer in at least one direction perpendicular to a predefined direction; a plurality of outer flaps joined at a first end to the base and supporting said strain sensor at a second end, the outer flaps being capable of translating acceleration in the predefined direction to strain in said strain sensor; at least two centermost flaps positioned on either side of the center line of said transducer, each centermost flap being joined at a first end to the base and supporting said strain sensor at a second end; at least two struts, each strut being joined between a lower portion of one said centermost flap and an uppermost portion of the nearest outer flap; and bridges joined between each two adjacent outer flaps at said second end, said bridges supporting said strain sensor.