There are a number of ways to construct accelerometers, but the ones in the iPhone (and probably most other consumer-level equipment) specifically are MEMS accelerometers. As I understand it, a change ...

For roughly a decade, MEMS accelerometers have been making automobiles safer by triggering air bags in the event of a crash. But manufacturers of the tiny sensors have always had larger ambitions: a ...

Exploiting MEMS technology, LIS244ALH two-axis accelerometer and LIS344ALH for three-axis applications come in LGA packages measuring 4 mm x 4 mm x 1.5 mm and provide a full-scale range, selectable ...

Housed in industry-leading ultra-thin 3 x 5 x 1.0-mm LGA packages, the MMA7455L and MMA7456L advanced three-axis MEMS accelerometers enable motion sensing in a small form factor with very low power ...

Silicon Designs, Inc. announced the launch of the model 2466 series. It is a family of low-cost industrial grade triaxial universal MEMS capacitive accelerometer modules with eight-pin connector, ...

Silicon Designs Inc. has launched the Model 1527 series, a family of miniature, radiation-tested, tactical-grade micro-electromechanical (MEMS) inertial accelerometers. Offered in three full-scale ...

A research team led by Prof. Zou Xudong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Condition monitoring is a challenge for companies with mechanical facilities chockful of motors, generators and gears. But it is needed to give plant managers insights into how the mechanical ...

Researchers from Delft University of Technology have announced the development of a novel surface micromachined accelerometer. This innovative device utilizes a silicon carbide-carbon nanotube ...

Advanced Sensors and Calibration (ASC), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of capacitive, piezoresistive and piezoelectric accelerometers, angular rate sensors and inertial measurement units has ...