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accelerometers work fine in space, they just don't measure acceleration due to Earth's gravity, so you can't use them as tilt meters. But if you apply an acceleration to one in out space (from say a thruster), it measures that just fine...QuoteI was under the impression that the measurements were taken from microstructures inside the device deforming due to acceleration. If the gravity werent present then the structures wouldnt deform, the entire thing would just move without any stresses. I might be totally wrong tho. If so it makes these types of projects that little bit easier
I was under the impression that the measurements were taken from microstructures inside the device deforming due to acceleration. If the gravity werent present then the structures wouldnt deform, the entire thing would just move without any stresses. I might be totally wrong tho. If so it makes these types of projects that little bit easier
Thinking a bit more about movement sensors. I really dont think that most of them will work since they operate on the principle that drag is created when something is moved through a space. The drag wouldnt be created without gravity to cause the drag effect. Think about having a pendulum in a car. If the car moves forwards, the bottom of the pendulum tries to stay where it is because of the attraction of gravity, what you see is the pendulum 'appear' to swing backwards. In space this wouldnt happen. It would happen on the surface of the moon but to a much lesser extent, If you could calcute the difference then you could get them to work.
Radiation is just part of it. What about circuits in a vacuum? Are they typically encased in a 'space suit' type box or left exposed? And the design of that box?