Patent ID: 8875576

Claim:
An in-plane, monolithically-integrated, inertial device comprising: a support structure; a first spring mass system springedly coupled to the support structure, wherein the first spring mass system is configured to use a first time domain digital trigger operatively coupled between a first drive mass and a first sense mass to measure rotation of the support structure about a first axis, and wherein the first spring mass system is further configured to use a second time domain digital trigger operatively coupled between the support structure and the first drive mass to measure acceleration of the support structure in a second direction that corresponds to direction along a second axis, which is orthogonal to the first axis; and a second spring mass system springedly coupled to the support structure, wherein the second spring mass system is configured to use a third time domain digital trigger operatively coupled between a second drive mass and a second sense mass to measure rotation of the support structure about the second axis, and wherein the second spring mass system is further configured to use a fourth time domain digital trigger operatively coupled between the support structure and the second drive mass to measure acceleration of the support structure in a first direction that corresponds to direction along the first axis.