PERFORMANCE OF SMALL, LOW COST RATE SENSORS FOR MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS

Draper Laboratory and Boeing North American have formed an alliance to develop small, low cost rate sensors for commercial and military applications. Advanced silicon micromachining techniques produce sensors of high performance, ruggedness, and inherent symmetry. When integrated with Applications Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC's), the rate sensor will fit in a 3 cm per side flat pack and operate from a single 5 Vdc supply.