Tilt angle detector using 3-axis accelerometer

1. Can accelerometer be used for tilt measurement?
2. What does a 3-axis accelerometer measure?
3. Is an accelerometer a tilt sensor?
4. Which sensor can be used to measure a tilt angle?

Can accelerometer be used for tilt measurement?

Accelerometers can be used for measuring both dynamic and static measurements of acceleration. Tilt is a static measurement where gravity is the acceleration being measured. Therefore, to achieve the highest degree resolution of a tilt measurement, a low-g, high- sensitivity accelerometer is required.

What does a 3-axis accelerometer measure?

Triaxial Accelerometer

Triaxial accelerometers measure the vibration in three axes X, Y and Z. They have three crystals positioned so that each one reacts to vibration in a different axis. The output has three signals, each representing the vibration for one of the three axes.

Is an accelerometer a tilt sensor?

Accelerometer sensor

An accelerometer can be used as a tilt sensor but not all tilt sensors are accelerometers. For example, a mercury tilt sensor can't give you a readout of acceleration.

Which sensor can be used to measure a tilt angle?

Inclinometers, also called tilt sensors, measure the slope or angle or tilt of objects based on gravity in various applications.