Abstract
The quantity “acceleration” is denned as the time rate of change in velocity and represented by the symbol a. The unit for acceleration in the SI (Système International) is m/s2. In general engineering practice, especially for measuring vibration, often the acceleration of free fall g is preferred as a working unit. Because the acceleration of free fall (also called “acceleration due to gravity”) slightly varies with the geographical location, the “standard acceleration of free fall”, defined as gn=9,80665m/s2 (exactly), is generally used. The working unit g must not be combined with decimal prefixes.
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Gautschi, G. (2002). Acceleration Sensors. In: Piezoelectric Sensorics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04732-3_9
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