Shock and impact sensors are used to detect and record shock or impact to a product or package. Shock sensors represent a subtype of inertial sensors, which includes accelerometers and vibration ...

Accelerometers are transducers designed to measure acceleration forces. Accelerometers measure proper — also known as g-force — acceleration, which can be simply defined as "acceleration felt as ...

How do piezoelectric accelerometers — vibration sensors — work? The force caused by vibration or a change in motion (acceleration) causes the sensor's mass to “squeeze” contained piezoelectric ...

Accelerometers turn motion into measurable signals. From tilt and vibration to g-forces, they underpin countless designs. In this “Fun with Fundamentals” entry, we demystify their operation and take a ...