Pendular accelerometer for detecting threshold oscillation values
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1. A device for measuring an acceleration of a moving body, the device comprising:
- a pendulum configured to oscillate about an instantaneous center of rotation;
a detection system configured to detect an oscillation of said pendulum resulting from the acceleration;
said pendulum having a geometric configuration enabling said pendulum to interact with said detection system, and said geometric configuration configured to only allow said detection system to indicate an oscillation of said pendulum exceeding a threshold oscillation value; and
a brake configured to damp said pendulum only when an oscillation exceeds said threshold oscillation value.
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Abstract
A device for measuring the acceleration of a moving body includes a pendulum capable of oscillating about an instantaneous center of rotation and a detection system capable of detecting an oscillation of the pendulum that is likely to result from the acceleration. The pendulum has a geometric configuration enabling it to interact with the detection system. The geometric configuration is such that the detection system only indicates an oscillation of the pendulum that exceeds a threshold oscillation value.
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1. A device for measuring an acceleration of a moving body, the device comprising:
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a pendulum configured to oscillate about an instantaneous center of rotation; a detection system configured to detect an oscillation of said pendulum resulting from the acceleration; said pendulum having a geometric configuration enabling said pendulum to interact with said detection system, and said geometric configuration configured to only allow said detection system to indicate an oscillation of said pendulum exceeding a threshold oscillation value; and a brake configured to damp said pendulum only when an oscillation exceeds said threshold oscillation value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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