> Hi all!
> I'm mucking about with an AVR/PIC uC and want to choose a suitable
> accelerometer
> (probably from Analog Devices - but please let me know of any suitable
> alternatives!)
> to give me good accuracy to calculate 0-62mph times, max lateral G force,
> braking G's
> etc
>
> What I do need is for someone to point me in the right direction with
> regards to how
> I can calculate such things using only the accelerometer and a known car
> weight?
>
> TIA!
> Adam
the only input you need is acceleration. Integrate once to get speed, then again to get distance. Of course, the devil is in the detail :-)...
Chris