
1. Definitions
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Accelerometry
Accelerometry is the field of metrology that deals with the quantity "acceleration".
It brings together all the knowledge and techniques related to :
instrumentation ;
calibration ;
signal processing,
specific to the measurement of this quantity.
The legal unit of acceleration is the meter per second squared (m/s 2 ).
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Accelerometer and accelerometer chain
An accelerometer is a sensor directly subjected to the action of the measurand acceleration. It converts this mechanical quantity into a...
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