Introduction:
Accelerometers have been in frequent use throughout modern physics. Within the past century, the electro-mechanical accelerometer has found favor in electronic monitoring systems as a dominant means of measuring the force/acceleration felt on a particular entity. If it has an onboard computer and moves, then it probably has an electromechanical accelerometer attached to it. As a result of these devices being so prevalent, a great deal of experimentation and engineering has gone into crafting accurate, space-efficient devices. Unlike most devices which are integrated into a circuit, an accelerometer requires both circuitry and kinematics to operate properly. The circuitry is used to sense a change in the system, while kinematics provides what the circuit is measuring. Unlike most instruments, an accelerometer is both collecting the data and creating the data to collect at the same time, making it a unique challenge for us. For the purposes of this project, we will only analyze the popular two-capacitor accelerometer design.