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Tuesday
Jul202010

Video Demo: Accelerometer

Velocity is speed in a given direction.  How is a change in velocity (acceleration) detected?  Accelerometers.  Most smartphones have accelerometers to detect changes in velocity to monitor certain tasks.  The video demonstrates a very basic accelerometer and how it works.

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