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accelerometer
- Definição1
- An instrument for measuring acceleration along the normal (vertical), longitudinal, or lateral axis of an aircraft or missile.
- 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/aviation/pilot_handbook/media/PHAK%20-%20Cover-Preface.pdf. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2014.
- Fonte3
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Wind shear. Montreal, 1987. (Cir. 186 AN/122).
- Nota Adicional1
- 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.
- Contexto
- One major inertial navigation system manufacturer has developed a modification to the conventional INS which displays wind components throughout the approach and landing phase. The modified system calculates the wind component and, using an accelerometer, also computes vertical sink rate.
- Français
- accéléromètre
- Imagem
A depiction of an accelerometer designed at Sandia National Laboratories.
