Physics A-Level
Calibration and compensation
What Calibration and compensation means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Calibration and compensation
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The sensor must be calibrated and may need temperature compensation to account for temperature, offset and interference.
Topics that use Calibration and compensation
- Hall effect sensor (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Attitude monitoring
- Hall effect
- Hall voltage
- Digital pulse
- Hall effect sensor
- Lorentz force on charge carriers
- Tachometer
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