Physics A-Level
Attitude monitoring
What Attitude monitoring means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Attitude monitoring
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Sensors measure components of Earth's magnetic field along three orthogonal axes, from which the orientation of a vehicle or device relative to the magnetic field can be determined.
Topics that use Attitude monitoring
- Hall effect sensor (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Calibration and compensation
- Hall effect
- Hall voltage
- Digital pulse
- Hall effect sensor
- Lorentz force on charge carriers
- Tachometer
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