In this paper, a novel GPS (Global Positioning System) and DR (Dead Reckoning) system which was based on the accelerometer and gyroscope integrated system was designed and implemented. In this system, the odometer used in traditional DR system was replaced by a MEMS tri-axis accelerometer in order to decrease the cost and the volume of the system. The system was integrated by the Kalman filter ...

Precision vibration measurements depend on accurate and repeatable calibration methods. Standardization of calibration test equipment and measurement techniques ensures more accurate and repeatable measurements. The use of the back-to-back accelerometer as a laboratory standard has become widespread. However, this use has been somewhat limited because of inadequate calibration methods. Recent d...

BACKGROUND Physical activity patterns of a population remain mostly assessed by the questionnaires. However, few physical activity questionnaires have been validated in Asian populations. We previously utilized a combination of different questionnaires to assess leisure time, transportation, occupational and household physical activity in the Singapore Prospective Study Program (SP2). The Inter...

This paper reports a lateral CMOS-MEMS accelerometer with a measured noise floor of 1mG/ and a dynamic range larger than 13G. The accelerometer is fully compatible with conventional CMOS processes enabling the integration of most of the conditioning circuits. It is fabricated in a three metal layer 0.5μm CMOS process followed by a two-step dry etch release. An improved curl matching technique i...

Shock and vibration phenomena are present around us in everything that moves. The accelerometer is a class of instruments commonly used to measure that motion, producing an electrical output signal related to the applied motion. Accurate accelerometer calibration is a way to provide physical meaning to this electrical output and it is a prerequisite for quality motion measurements. Systems and ...

Small disk drives are inherently designed for portable applications and thus must be able to reject external shock and vibration. This paper expands on previous efforts at using the signal from a rotational accelerometer to minimize the the effects of these disturbances by dealing with several issues that come up: accelerometer beam resonances, low sample rate of the embedded servo on the disk ...

MEMS accelerometer is very suitable for dip angle measurement with its small size, low power consumption and so on. The working principle of MEMS accelerometer was described in this study, and using the accelerometer to measure inclination was analyzed. Triaxial digital chip ADXL345 of acceleration was controlled via SPI mode driving using MSP430F149 microcontroller, and interface circuit and d...

This paper proposes an accelerometer-based gesture recognition algorithm. As a pre-process procedure, raw data output by accelerometer should be quantized, and then use discrete Hidden Markov Model to train and recognize them. Based upon this recognition algorithm, we treat gesture as a method of human-computer interaction and use it in 3D interaction subsystem in VR system named VDOM by follow...

Parkinson’s disease is a growing medical concern as societies, such as the United States of America, become progressively aged. Therapy strategies exist for the amelioration of Parkinson’s disease symptoms, and the quantification of attributes, such as hand tremor, can provide valuable feedback. Wearable and wireless accelerometer systems for monitoring Parkinson’s disease patients have been pr...

Determination and analysis of vibration behavior of structures for at least first few natural frequencies and mode shapes needs several sensors to be connected at different non node points and exciting the structure at one point. Other method for determination of first few mode shapes is to excite several points of the structure at once and sensing the response from one point.  Both methods nee...