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Consider the following actions: 1. Detection of car crash/collision which results in the deployment of airbags almost instantaneously. 2. Detection of accidental free fall of a laptop towards the ground which results in the immediate turning off of the hard drive. 3. Detection of the tilt of a smartphone which results in the rotation of display between portrait and landscape mode. In how many of the above actions is the function of accelerometer required?

UPSC · 2023 · Environment & Science & Tech
Question:
Consider the following actions: 1. Detection of car crash/collision which results in the deployment of airbags almost instantaneously. 2. Detection of accidental free fall of a laptop towards the ground which results in the immediate turning off of the hard drive. 3. Detection of the tilt of a smartphone which results in the rotation of display between portrait and landscape mode. In how many of the above actions is the function of accelerometer required?

Options

Only one
Only two
All three
None
Answer: All three

Explanation:
Accelerometers detect changes in acceleration and orientation; all three actions depend on accelerometer sensors for functionality.

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