To sense shock, vibration, and/or linear motion, accelerometers are beginning to appear in a broad range of new applications. Common types of accelerometers for these applications�various ...

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 ...

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 ...

Silicon Designs, Inc. (SDI) announced the introduction of its Model 1510 Series. Silicon Designs, Inc. (SDI) announced the introduction of its Model 1510 Series. The SDI Model 1510 Series is a lower ...

In What’s the Difference Between Vibration Sensors, we focused on the advantages and drawbacks of various types of vibration sensors on the market. In signal conditioning and tips, we address the ...

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 ...

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Objective Self-reports of physical activity (PA) have been the mainstay of measurement in most non-communicable disease (NCD) surveillance systems. To these, other measures are added to summate to a ...