Engineering Accelerometer

kfpt

only found out about this today !..teacher never even mentioned it!!:mad:

anyways what do we have to know?..how it works ?..how much detail ???

need help please!!! thanks

ldxo15wus6fpgm

feel for you mate, I really do :eek:
Learn off what you can from this link

kieran--f

there was a thread earlier today where a guy gave a link to a handout

kfpt

thanks!

i mite be pushing it here but is there anything specific i need to know???
or just all that stuff??

ldxo15wus6fpgm

kieran--f wrote: »

there was a thread earlier today where a guy gave a link to a handout

That would have been me

EDIT: Definitely learn what MEMS means, I'd say learn the basics on how the piezo, the electromechanical, and the hot-gas accelerometers work. And learn a couple of applications of accelerometers - air bag sensors in cars, iPhones, Wii remotes etc.

kieran--f

Just know 3 uses of it i.e. labtop wiimote car airbags
describe the piezoelectric and mems accelerators
and finally that it can meaure tilt rotation linear acceleration vibration and shock
I think thats all
Im doing the welding plastics thermal equilibrium and mechanisms questions hope there ok cos my project was crap

kfpt

thanks lads !

ill learn all that then!:)

yeh i gotta do this fairly well my project was a bit ****e....the trolley shot across the top of the ganty a bit to fast...even wit a resistor!

ldxo15wus6fpgm

You're lucky... my teacher ran out of gears so mine didn't even work even though all my circuits were perfect :mad:

kfpt

ya'd really wonder about some of these engineering teachers..:eek:

made a balls of my wiring ..melted the plastic on the motor casing and broke the metal conectors off:cool::cool::cool:....still it worked ..kinda