The purpose of the project is to build a device that would measure or sense the acceleration or tilt on one axis and is capable of fitting onto the dashboard or hanging onto the window of a car. The ...

To sense shock, vibration, and/or linear motion, accelerometers are beginning to appear in a broad range of new applications. Common types of accelerometers for these applications�various ...

Actually, I've done this experiment before (although with an iPod touch). Of course, it's a fun experiment so it seems worthwhile to repeat the measurement. Of course most smart phones have some type ...