JAIPUR ENGINEERING COLLEGE AND

RESEARCH CENTRE

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PRESENTATION ON
ACCELEROMETER
Submitted to:- Submitted By:-
Mr. Ravi Yadav Ashesh Bansal
Arun Yadav
 CONTENTS
 ACCELEROMETER
 PRINCIPLE
 HOW IT WORKS
 TYPES
 PIEZO-ELECTRIC TYPE
 SEISMIC TYPE
 APPLICATIONS
 REFERENCES
 ACCELEROMETER

An accelerometer is an electro-
mechanical device that measures
proper acceleration forces. These
forces may be static like the constant
force of gravity pulling at your feet,
or they could be dynamic – caused by
moving and vibrating the
accelerometer.
 PRINCIPLE

The working principle of an

accelerometer is based on
PIEZO-ELECTRIC
EFFECT (due to
accelerative forces) and on
the DISPLACEMENT
SENSING (based on
displacement of mass).
 HOW IT WORKS

In most of the cases working of an

ACCELEROMETER is based on voltage
generation and its further
calculations which leads to the
determination of acceleration
where as some other involve the
measurement of displacement of
mass.
 TYPES OF ACCELEROMETER

There are basically two types of

accelerometer frequently used for
measurement of acceleration:-

PIEZO ELECTRIC ACCELEROMETER

DISPLACEMENT SENSING OR SEISMIC TYPE
ACCELEROMETER
 Piezo -Electric TYPE
It employs the piezo
electric effect of certain
materials to measure
dynamic changes. It
converts one form of
energy into another and
provide electrical signal
of measured amount.
 Working Principle

The working principle of this is

based on “NEWTONS THIRD LAW” . The
force exerted on the material can be
observed in the change in the
electrostatic force or voltage
generated by the piezoelectric
material.
 Sensor consist of
piezoelectric crystal
sand witched between
two electrodes with a
mass placed on it
 Fastened on the base which act as a
spring and squeezes the mass against
crystal for acceleration determination.
 Leads to voltage generation and
fluctuation in voltage leads to
measurement of imposed acceleration.
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

Rugged and Sensitive to

Inexpensive temperature
High Impedance Hysteresis error
High sensitivity Less longevity
High frequency
response
Decreased
efficiency with
time
 SEISMIC ACCELEROMETER
In displacement sensing
accelerometer the displacement of a
mass resulting from an applied force is
measured and correlated to the
acceleration .Here a common spring –
mass-damper system which
accomplishes the task of acceleration
measurement through displacement.
 Working Principle
The working principle
of this is based on
mass-spring-damper
combination and
similarly acceleration
calculation from
displacement.
The mass is supported by a spring
and connected to the housing frame
which is attached to a machine.
Relative mass movement is sensed
and indicated by an electrical
displacement transducer.
Correspondingly displacement and
velocity are measured and further
acceleration are measured.
 Advantages Disadvantages
Easy Calculation Spring system
Simple and is not always
reliable accurate
Durable and Fluctuation in
efficient mass leads to
wrong
calculation.
 Application of Accelerometer

Acceleration and vibration calculation

in vehicles
In industries for monitoring machines
Building and structural monitoring
Medical application and navigation
Transport
 REFERENCES
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piezoelectric_acc
elerometer
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerometer
11/
 http://www.dimensionengineering.com/info/a
ccelerometers
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerometer
 https://www.pcb.com/techsupport/tech_accel
.aspx