Accelerometers

Question 1

What does a accelerometer do

Answer 1

Measure acceleration in three directions, x, y and z

Question 2

What is a medical use of a accelerometer

Answer 2

Used to measure the amount of physical activity of a patient rehabilitating at home remotely

Question 3

What is the principle for the accelerometer

Answer 3

When it experiences an acceleration in the sensitive direction of the elastic element the seismic mass is displaced relative to the housing by an amount proportional to the acceleration