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accelerometer an instrument for measuring and recording the rate of acceleration of an aircraft. See also: Aviation, Instruments
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| Accelerometers are electronic sensors that measure the quantity and
intensity of movement. The new technology will
replace its LN-20 stellar navigation systems that has used mechanical
gyroscopes and accelerometers for over 30 years. Derrick Zechmair, vice president, Restraints,
Safety Electronics, Siemens VDO Automotive, says this method provides
faster, more precise results than the accelerometers normally deployed,
in part because as crumple-zone engineering has become more
sophisticated at slowing impact forces, measuring rapid deceleration has
become more difficult. |
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