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- Definição1
- An instrument for measuring acceleration along the normal (vertical), longitudinal, or lateral axis of an aircraft or missile. Accelerometers, which are fitted in aircraft cockpits, are called g meters. Most aircraft accelerometers indicate instantaneous acceleration, as well as the maximum positive and negative g applied since the instrument was last set.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Definição2
- A part of an inertial navigation system (INS) that accurately measures the force of acceleration in one direction.
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Pilot's handbook of aeronautical knowledge. [s.l.], 2008. Disponível em: http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/av iation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK%20-%20Cover-Preface.pdf. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2014.
- Fonte3
- BRASIL. Comando da Aeronáutica. Departamento de Controle do
Espaço Aéreo. CNS/ATM Glossário. Disponível em:
- Português
- acelerômetro
- Imagem
A depiction of an accelerometer designed at Sandia National Laboratories.
