Accelerometers - Buy Accelerometers to measure acceleration

Accelerometers measure acceleration. The industrial accelerometer measures its own motion in comparison to a devise based on remote sensing. A common application for accelerometers is to measure gravity in various tests. For this application an accelerometer is specially configured to perform the task. If you are looking for sensors for industrial use our industrial selection of accelerometers is very large and can accomodate any situation.

Accelerometers can be used with gyroscopes in inertial guidance systems, and in many other engineering and scientific systems. A very common use for electro mechanical accelerometers is in an airbag deployment system for new cars. In these applications accelerometers are used to detect a sudden negative acceleration of the car to tell when a collision has occurred and how bad the crash was.

Accelerometers are instruments for measuring acceleration and detecting and measuring vibration and vibrations. Accelerometers can measure vibration in machines, vehicles, buildings, structures, processes and control systems, and safety installations. They can be used to measure many things with or without the effects of gravity.

Accelerometers are one of the more simple MEMS devices. They are usually made of a suspended mass with some kind of deflection detection. Accelerometers are also being investigated to be used in GPS systems. Browse our nice selection of accelerometers.