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A accelerometer<\/strong> is a device that allows the measurement of<\/strong> acceleration<\/strong>. It is called acceleration, while act and result of accelerating<\/strong> Yet the magnitude<\/strong> which refers to change of velocity in a unit of time<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Notably speed up<\/strong> is the action that is developed to increase the<\/strong> speed<\/strong>. Speed \u200b\u200bis called, on the other hand, the magnitude that reveals the distance traveled by a body in a time unit.<\/p>\n

In short, accelerating something (a car, for example) involves increasing its speed. This is how it is achieved that what was accelerated moves faster, traveling more meters in less weather<\/strong>. The accelerometer, in this framework, is the instrument that can measure acceleration.<\/p>\n

\"Acceleration\"<\/p>\n

An accelerometer is used to measure acceleration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

How an accelerometer works<\/h2>\n

The accelerometer is also referred to as acceleration sensor<\/strong>. This is because, precisely, it consists of a sensor<\/strong> which measures how much something is speeding up or slowing down.<\/p>\n

To fulfill its function, the accelerometer relies on the acceleration applied on a mass<\/strong> located in balance between springs. This process generates vibrations in the dough.<\/p>\n

When vibrating, then, the mass compresses a piezoelectric material<\/strong> and there is a electric charge<\/strong>. In this way, the vibration level<\/strong> generated by the displacement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In other words: the acceleration causes the mass to compress the piezoelectric material, producing an electrical charge that is proportional to the force exerted. Since the load is proportional to the strength<\/strong> and the mass is constant, the charge in turn is proportional to the acceleration.<\/p>\n

\"Car\"<\/p>\n

In a car, an accelerometer can provide information about the brakes or activate the airbag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Device uses<\/h2>\n

Typically, the accelerometer is used in heavy vehicles such as planes<\/strong> or trains<\/strong> and in different machines<\/strong>. Its use is not so common in automobiles<\/strong>, although it can help to analyze how effective are the brakes<\/strong>, for instance.<\/p>\n

In modern cars, the accelerometer can be linked to the airbag<\/strong>. A car that brakes sharply and abruptly registers a strong deceleration; When the sensor detects this change, it can transmit the information<\/strong> to deploy the airbag almost immediately.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, an accelerometer, by monitoring the vibrations of a machine, can provide valuable data on the state<\/strong> of its rotating elements. Another possibility is to carry out a structural test with the accelerometer to discover, from the vibrations, the safety conditions of a tank, a turbine or an engine.<\/p>\n

The accelerometer on the phone<\/h2>\n

The smart phones<\/strong>, known in English as smartphones<\/strong>, have various sensors. One of them is the accelerometer, which is used to measure the change in speed due to movement or due to gravity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With the accelerometer, the phone can \"perceive\"<\/em> a modification of your orientation or your position<\/strong>. Cell phones or mobiles usually have a three axis accelerometer<\/strong>, thus identifying the orientation of the equipment with respect to the earth's surface.<\/p>\n

It is important not to confuse the accelerometer with the gyroscope<\/strong>. While the accelerometer measures acceleration, the gyroscope studies spatial orientation. For this it resorts to a rotor (a disk that rotates freely), located on a rotating shaft that is installed in the center of a wheel. On the phone, accelerometer and gyroscope complement each other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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