Abstract: A multi-axis sensor system has a first pair of first sensors mounted to a substrate, where each first sensor has a first prescribed portion forming a straight first reference line between the first sensors. Each first sensor is oriented at a first acute angle relative to the first reference line. In a similar manner, the system also has a second pair of second sensors mounted to the substrate, where each second sensor has a second prescribed portion forming a straight second reference line between the second sensors. Each second sensor is oriented at a second acute angle relative to the second reference line. The first reference line is orthogonal to the second reference line, and the first and second acute angles are greater than about zero degrees.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include various mounting systems (referred to herein as “carriers”) on which multiple matched inertial sensors (e.g., gyroscopes or accelerometers) can be mounted in a fixed, optimized arrangement that allows for multiple-axis sensing, while maintaining the position of the inertial sensors over the life of the product.