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This page describes basic function of Accelerometer sensor.


It mentions working of Accelerometer sensor and mentions
Accelerometer applications.
What is Accelerometer Sensor
and How it Works?

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Definition: Accelerator is a sensor which works by sensing the


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direction the phone is facing. It is developed based on MEMS
design concept. Now-a-days all the phones are equipped with
accelerometer.

It is a sensor device which measures proper acceleration of


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device which will measure acceleration forces. These forces
can either be staic or dynamic. static refers to constant force POPULAR
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of gravity while dynamic refers to force produced due to
movement or vibration of accelerometer. Accerelation is DECT|  ISDN|  ATM| 
WBAN|  TransferJet| 
defined as change in velocity or speed divided by time.
BLE|  Femtocell| 
It measures component of acceleration due to gravity acting HSPA|  BACnet| 

on each of the 3 axes. These components are Ethernet|  TETRA| 


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trigonometrically ralated to angle of inclination.
5G|  LiFi|  LoRa|  NFC| 

It measures large magnitude of acceleration on the order of 1 Infrared|  RF


measurements| 
to 2 g, it is also known as strong motion sensor. There are
VSAT|  Diode|  SS7| 
different types of Accelerometers. Following specifications
differ with each of them. Based on this appropriate Networking|  Network
accelerometer type is selected for particular need. Security|  FTTH| 
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• C : Number of components
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• F-Range : Frequency range over which response is flat,
available from DC to 800 Hz. POPULAR TERMS
• Out V : Maximum output voltage
Terminology Index| 
• In V : Supply voltage, 12V WiDi vs WiFi|  RF
• I : Current consumption (mA) Components|  Optical
• G : Generator constant (V/ms-1 or V/g) Components|  GSM
• W : Weight of sensor channels|  LTE

• Dynamic Range in dB channels|  CSMA-


CD/CA|  LAN vs PAN| 
• Resoluton : in nm/s
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The company called NXP semiconductor has developed VDSL vs G.fast| 


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different types of accelerometers such as 3-axis, 2-axis and
PHY|  Diac vs Triac| 
1-axis. They have digital accelerometers which can easily be
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integrated with microcontroller and processor bus lines.
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Applications
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• Used in both Academics and consumer market.
Accelerometer Gyroscope
• Accelerometers in laptops Protect harddrive from damage
in the event of free fall. Accelerometer Vibration

• It detects car crash and deploy air begs most


instantaneoulsy.
• Determines direction of tilt of the device where it is mounted
or installed such as tablets, e-readers and smartphones.
• It is also used in medical and home appliances.
DSP and FPGA
AMC cards
Wireless and general
purpose embedded signal
processing for OEMs

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Also refer IoT compliant sensors which includes ambient light
sensor, optical sensor, gesture sensor, proximity sensor, touch
sensor, fingerprint sensor etc.

Refer Sensors and transducers article which covers types,


basic functions and provide links to sensors and transducers.
It include temperature sensor, humidity sensor, strain sensor,
proximity or occupancy sensor, force or load sensor, voltage
and current sensor, pressure sensor, speed sensor, resistance
sensor, power sensor, level sensor, event or state sensor etc.

Sensors and Transducers Related


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Proximity Sensor
Occupancy Sensor vs Motion Sensor
LVDT and RVDT sensor
Position, displacement and level sensor
force sensor and strain sensor
temperature sensor
pressure sensor
Humidity sensor
MEMS sensor
Touch sensor
Haptic sensor
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