IEEE 1293

Abstract

This specification defines requirements for [accelerometer type]. <br>This specification format guide and test procedure standard applies to force-rebalance accelerometers (pendulous or translational proof mass), vibrating beam accelerometers (VBAs), and micromechanical accelerometers that range from lesser accuracy to high-accuracy devices (see 5.1). <br>All accelerometers have biases, scale factors, misalignments, nonlinearities, noise characteristics, and other parameters. Many of the specification requirements and verification test methods for these parameters; their stabilities; their temperature, magnetic, and other sensitivities; the accelerometer behavior through and across vibration, shock, and other environments; and the accelerometer lifetime and reliability are independent of the accelerometer type. Requirements and tests that are specific to a particular accelerometer type are described separately. <br>Only the clauses applicable to the given accelerometer type should be used. <br>This specification is not intended to define requirements for the pendulous integrating gyroscopic accelerometer (PIGA) or for the specific force integrating receiver (SFIR). These high-precision single degree-of-freedom (DOF) accelerometers use gyroscopic precessional torque to rebalance the specific force effect of nongravitational acceleration acting on a pendulous proof mass on the gyro float. <br>This specification also does not apply to devices (such as seismometers or open-loop piezoelectric accelerometers) that measure ac rather than low-pass and dc accelerations. Gravimeters having a limited dc measurement range around +1 g with input axis (IA) vertical are also not considered. <br><strong>Purpose</strong> <br>This specification describes the design and performance requirements for [model number, part number, change letter (if any), other identification], manufactured by [name, address].