Amanti V6-3.5L (2006)
1. Specification
2. Output voltage
3. Circuit Diagram
LATERAL ACCELERATION SENSOR
Application
Sense the lateral acceleration of the vehicle
Design
In the interior of the sensor, a small mass element is attached to a movable lever arm which is deflected by lateral acceleration.
Function
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Between two electrically charged stationary plates having the same polarity, an electrically charged silicon element having the opposite
polarity is attached to the end of a cantilever arm.
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Between these three plates, two electric fields are generated by the capacitances C1 and C2.
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The capacitances C1 and C2 change in response to lateral acceleration. This change can be used to calculate the direction and amount of lateral
acceleration acting on the vehicle.
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The same sensor can also be used as longitudinal acceleration sensor if it is installed in the direction of travel (e.g. VW 4 motion with Haldex
clutch).
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For 0 g lateral acceleration, the sensor produces an output signal with a voltage of 2.5 V.
