How do piezoelectric accelerometers — vibration sensors — work? The force caused by vibration or a change in motion (acceleration) causes the sensor's mass to “squeeze” contained piezoelectric ...

Also known as inertial sensors, accelerometers are critical elements in key applications such as automotive air-bag deployment, smartphone motion tracking, and industrial predictive maintenance. These ...

The Model JTF accelerometer has been redesigned for additional overload protection to 20 times its range, and frequency ranges have been extended from 0 to 2,400 Hz. The JTF also has a new lightweight ...

Intended for modal analysis, the 3273M2 miniature triaxial accelerometer from Dytran Instruments provides a low-end frequency response of +15%/–10% down to 0.88 Hz, sensitivity of 100 mV/g, and an ...

A compact, plug-and-play piezoelectric accelerometer from Measurement Specialties, the Model 8101, is designed for general purpose vibration measurement. The linear accelerometer is available in two ...

Industries and R&D sites depend on sensors to measure, monitor and analyze vibrations. Unfortunately, the best ways to get accurate and repeatable vibration data are not clear to many engineers; they ...

Inertial navigation systems use information provided by accelerometers and gyroscopes to provide the position and orientation of an object relative to a predetermined origin point, orientation and ...