accelerometer
Measures movement forces
An accelerometer is a device that measures acceleration—changes in velocity over time.
Found in smartphones, vehicles, aircraft, and fitness trackers, accelerometers detect motion, orientation, and vibration.
Your phone knows to rotate its screen because an accelerometer senses which way is down.
The accelerometer registered the impact of the crash.
Microscale electromechanical devices
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- capacitiveRelating to charge storage
- transducerEnergy form converter
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
fabrication · microcontroller · analog · digital · filtering · integration · signal · noise
Directed rate of motion
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
- impactForceful contact or consequence
shock · freefall · rotation · trajectory · inertia · momentum · force · gravity
Acceleration in gravitational units
- axisRotation reference line
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- magnitudeSize or scale
direction · displacement · amplitude · frequency · waveform · vector · hertz · units
Handheld connected computer
- wearableAble to be worn
- airbagVehicle collision cushion
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- navigationDetermining position and course
Spinning disc measuring orientation
- inclinometerDevice measuring slope angles
- gravimeterGravity-measuring instrument
- seismometerDetects ground vibrations
- magnetometerInstrument measuring field strength
MEMS
Microscale electromechanical devices
- piezoelectricCharge from deformation
- capacitiveRelating to charge storage
- transducerEnergy form converter
semiconductor · fabrication · microcontroller · analog · digital · filtering · integration · signal · noise · bandwidth
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- jerkAbrupt pulling motion
impact · shock · freefall · rotation · trajectory · inertia · momentum · force · gravity · dynamics
g-force
Acceleration in gravitational units
- axisRotation reference line
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
magnitude · direction · displacement · amplitude · frequency · waveform · vector · hertz · units · data
smartphone
Handheld connected computer
navigation · stabilization · drone · robotics
gyroscope
Spinning disc measuring orientation
- inclinometerDevice measuring slope angles
- gravimeterGravity-measuring instrument
- seismometerDetects ground vibrations
- electronicscomputer, resistors, capacitors, TVs, TV
- roboticsrobot, android, humanoid, robotic arm, servo
- phone featurescaller ID, call waiting, call forwarding, touchscreen, voicemail
- SmartwatchesApple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Samsung Galaxy Watch, fitness tracker
- device partsbattery, button, buttons, camera, screen
- engineering toolstheodolite, level, transit, tape measure, caliper
accelerometerspeedometer
Vehicle velocity display
odometer · gyroscope · altimeter · barometer · thermometer