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Everything about Inclinometer
Instrument used to measure the inclination of a surface relative to local gravity
An inclinometer or clinometer is an instrument used for measuring angles of slope, elevation, or depression of an object with respect to gravity's direction. It is also known as a tilt indicator, tilt sensor, tilt meter, slope alert, slope gauge, gradient meter, gradiometer, level gauge, level meter, declinometer, and pitch & roll indicator. Clinometers measure both inclines and declines using three different units of measure: degrees, percentage points, and topos. The astrolabe is an example of an inclinometer that was used for celestial navigation and location of astronomical objects from ancient times to the Renaissance. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: InclinometerA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Dual-axis solar tracker with satellite compass and inclinometer for automatic positioning and trackingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Intratester and intertester reliability of the STP Electronic InclinometerThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Novel Kalman Filter for Human Motion Tracking With an Inertial-Based Dynamic InclinometerCited 163 times
- Go sideways: Spirit levelA closely related topic
- Go sideways: TiltmeterA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun An instrument that displays the angle of an aircraft relative to the horizon.
Noun An instrument that measures magnetic dip; a dip circle.
Noun A surveying instrument that measures angles of inclination or elevation; a clinometer.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Novel Kalman Filter for Human Motion Tracking With an Inertial-Based Dynamic Inclinometer
Lumbar Range of Motion: Reliability and Validity of the Inclinometer Technique in the Clinical Measurement of Trunk Flexibility
A standardized protocol for measurement of range of movement of the shoulder using the Plurimeter‐V inclinometer and assessment of its intrarater and interrater reliability
The reliability and minimal detectable change of shoulder mobility measurements using a digital inclinometer
Reliability of inclinometer and goniometric measurements of hip extension flexibility using the modified Thomas test
Reliability of the Modified-Modified Schöber and Double Inclinometer Methods for Measuring Lumbar Flexion and Extension
Optical inclinometer based on a single long-period fiber grating combined with a fused taper
Zebris Versus Myrin: A Comparative Study Between a Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Movement Analysis and an Inclinometer/Compass Method
🆕 Influential since 2022
Dual-axis solar tracker with satellite compass and inclinometer for automatic positioning and tracking
Validity, Reliability, and Efficiency of a Standard Goniometer, Medical Inclinometer, and Builder’s Inclinometer
A Novel Wireless Low-Cost Inclinometer Made from Combining the Measurements of Multiple MEMS Gyroscopes and Accelerometers
Innovative extenso-inclinometer for slow-moving deep-seated landslide monitoring in an early warning perspective
Home-based exercise using balance disc and smartphone inclinometer application improves balance and activity of daily living in individuals with stroke: A randomized controlled trial
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Intratester and intertester reliability of the STP Electronic InclinometerJohn F. Greany · 1994
- 📕Foundation instrumentationWilson, Stanley D. · 1977
- 📕Performance of an attitude sensing head with flush pressure holesD. A. Secomb · 1969
- 📕Inklinometrii͡a︡ skvazhinV. Kh Isachenko · 1987
- 📕Methodische und apparative Beiträge für kontinuierliche Senkungs- und NeigungsbeobachtungenWolfgang Manthey · 1969
- 📕Inclinometer strain analyses of Anchorage landslides, 1965-80Randall G. Updike · 1983
- 📕Geotechnical instrumentationNational Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board · 1988
- 📕An electronic inclinometer design for the measurement of wire cable angles during Bongo plankton towsJ. G. G. Reid · 1982
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