From Spectron Glass and Electronics Inc.
The term tilt sensor is often used to identify a large variety of devices that measure, indicate, or otherwise provide a signal of some type when tilted from (or to) a level position, using gravity as a reference. While a number of these devices are indeed tilt sensors, others are not. To determine what actually qualifies as a true tilt sensor, we must first understand what, exactly, one is.
A tilt sensor can be defined as a device that produces an electrical output which varies with angular movement. This definition excludes all visual/mechanical devices such as "ball-in-tube" slope indicators, pendulum protractors, and bubble levels, as well as devices that use mercury switches
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