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4. Vibration and acceleration sensors
The principle is to measure the force to which a mass M, called "seismic mass", is subjected under the action of acceleration. The measuring range is generally expressed in g (gravitational acceleration).
The main types of accelerometer are :
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- International Vocabulary of Metrology – Fundamental and general concepts and associated terms (VIM) - ISO/IEC Guide 99 - 2007
- Basic standards – International Vocabulary of Basic and General Metrology Terms - NF X07-001 - 12-1994
- Metrology – Connection of measurement results to the International System of Units (SI) - FD X07-015 - 08-2007
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Description of a European project using MEMS http://www.sintef.no/content/page1____4024.aspx
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