Patents Assigned to Kearfott Guidance & Navigation Corp.
  • Patent number: 4945765
    Abstract: An inertial guidance accelerometer is formed as an integrated, monolithic, structure. Silicon micro-machining techniques are used to combine mechanical and electrical components of the device in a single crystal silicon wafer. The proof mass, flexible hinge, and resonator are formed by etching portions of a substrate, while the electrical circuits are monolithically integrated into the substrate using standard circuit integration techniques. The accelerometer includes a feedback control circuit for the resonator, as well as a digital-to-analog converter, for providing digital output signals indicative of the acceleration force applied to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Kearfott Guidance & Navigation Corp.
    Inventor: Terry V. Roszhart