Re: [Gumstix-users] use of an accelerometer.

[Craig H. <cr...@gu...>]

On Jul 23, 2007, at 2:18 PM, Black, Michael wrote:

> All 3 axes will show 0 (or close to it) if it's in free-fall  
> (parabolic
> or not -- rotating or not)

Probably depends on how fast it's rotating -- I imagine that if it's  
spinning rapidly, centripetal force will strain the sensor and lead  
to a false reading.

C