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 ...

Measurement Specialties now offers a robust, DC-response accelerometer that operates in temperatures from -55 °C to +170 °C. The new MEMS-based 4604HT features an amplified output as well as critical ...

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 ...

The signal-conditioned unit offers an expansive dynamic range from +/- 2 g's to +/- 200 g's for a variety of onboard monitoring applications needing a low-cost, high performance sensor. Its high-g ...

Faculty in the Mobile and Wearable Data Science Hub develop statistical and machine learning methods for extracting insights from continuous, high-frequency, person-generated data from mobile apps, ...

The Automotive Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics announces the Series 3713 triaxial DC-response accelerometer, which provides micro g resolution and ±5000 g pk shock survivability. You can use the ...

An optomechanical accelerometer that uses light to measure acceleration. Credit: F Zhou/NIST An accelerometer that uses laser light instead of just mechanical strain can register changes as small as ...

COLUMBIA can offer an extensive range of Force Balance Servo Accelerometers and Inclinometers, designed specifically to provide the user with a variety of sizes, configurations and performance levels ...

STMicroelectronics has introduced a 2.5 x 3mm inertial measurement IC with low (±16g) and high (±256g) range accelerometers and a gyroscope for angular rate measurement – all three-axis types.

Microelectromechanical-systems (MEMS) technology uses micro fabrication techniques to combine microelectronics capabilities with the mechanical properties of microsensors. Increasingly, MEMS ...