⦁ How do accelerometers work? Why do they detect gravity as an acceleration, even when they are immobile? How does one interpret the output of a smartphone accelerometer?
⦁ Skills:
- contact forces, gravity
- kinematic acceleration vs gravitational acceleration
- vector decomposition
- local vs global coordinate systems
Download resource package which includes:
- Instructions (preview in PDF)
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