A host of sensors detects acceleration, deceleration, tilt, temperature and smoke.

It uses accelerometers to detect its approximate orientation and acceleration and an image sensor, so it can be used as a pointing device.

The addition in weight and inertia is vital to the utricle's ability to detect linear acceleration, as described below, and to determine the orientation of the head.

The inertia of the otolithic membranes is especially important in detecting linear acceleration.

Inertial motion sensors are activated upon launch, and when the sensors detect downward acceleration after being blown out of the water, the first stage engine ignites.

Its function is to detect vertical linear acceleration.

Many types of sensors use capacitive sensing, including sensors to detect and measure proximity, position or displacement, humidity, fluid level, and acceleration.

With a triaxial accelerometer, the system detects sudden acceleration, such as when the computer is dropped, and prepares the relatively fragile hard disk drive mechanism for impact.

These are called the otolithic organs and are responsible for detecting linear acceleration, or movement in a straight line.

This allowed the autopilot to detect the velocity and acceleration of the change.