# Accelerometer ## What is an Accelerometer Accelerometer is used to measure acceleration of a body along the X, Y and Z axis. ## Experiment for Accelerometer ### Learning Objectives To find the acceleration of a body along different axises ### Material Required * Android Phone * [PSLab Android App](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pslab&hl=en_US) ### Procedure * Open PSLab Android App * Scroll down to the **accelerometer** ![Screenshot](../images/img_accelorometer_1.jpg) * You will see three graphs for x-axis, y-axis and z-axis and there is also the option to configure the Accelerometer using the menu in the top right corner.
* Move your device along x-axis, y-axis and z-axis ### Observation * You will see the acceleration of all the axis * Acceleration is represented in numerical form as well as in graph ![Screenshot](../images/img_accelorometer_2.jpg) > If you move the device along differnet axis you will see the change in acceleration in corresponding tab.