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Q54·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2023

Accelerometer function — airbag deployment, laptop hard drive shutdown, smartphone display rotation

S&TComputing, AI & ITHow-many countingEasyStatic

Question

Consider the following actions: In how many of the above actions is the function of accelerometer required?

  1. 1.

    Detection of car crash/collision which results in the deployment of airbags almost instantaneously

  2. 2.

    Detection of accidental free fall of a laptop towards the ground which results in the immediate turning off of the hard drive

  3. 3.

    Detection of the tilt of the smart-phone which results in the rotation of display between portrait and landscape mode

Options

a

Only one

b

Only two

c

All three

Answer
d

None

Explanation

All three actions rely on an accelerometer. This sensor measures proper acceleration. It detects the sudden extreme deceleration of a car crash, the zero-G acceleration of a laptop in free-fall (to park the disk head and prevent data loss), and the constant pull of gravity to orient a smartphone's display.

Accelerometers measure changes in velocity and gravitational orientation, making them foundational to modern crash safety and mobile UI mechanics.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2023

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q54

Subject

Science & Technology

Sub-topic

Computing, AI & IT

Type

How-many counting

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Physics Cl.11 / MEMS Accelerometer Crash Sensors

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