1. ACCELERATION DETECTORS Anastasia Kravtcova Mikko Heiskanen Sensor Technology XX00AA41-2004 May, 2014

2. Contents ApplicationsDifferent types Materials and manufacturing Interface electronic circuits Characteristics Working principle

3. Working principle of an accelerometer Properties of rotating masses Aviation Newton's and Hooke's laws of spring action Industry

4. Characteristics of an accelerometer SensitivityFrequency responseAcceleration rage Sensitivity change due to temperature NonlinearityZero-g levelCross-axis sensitivityNoise density Transfer function

5. Interface electronic circuits x and y axis of ADXL203 AD8608 quad amplifier AD7887 ADC ADXL203 accelerometer signal conditioning circuit EVAL-CN0189-SDPZ evaluation board

6. Materials and manufacturing technologies Prescription MixtureDrying Crushing into pieces Mixture Making powder Shaping Removing grease Hardening Grinding Silver painting Silver hardening Polarization Checks

7. Different types of accelerometers Hall-effect accelerometer Potentiometric accelerometer Capacitive accelerometer Piezoresistive accelerometer MEMS accelerometer

8. Applications of accelerometers SportsEducationIndustryLeisure Triggering airbag deployments Monitoring of nuclear reactors Measuring gravity Orientation or vibration of an object Using in cell phones, washing machines or computers

9. QUESTIONS? Thank you for your attention!