Editing Inclinometer (section)

==Sensor technology==
Tilt sensors and inclinometers generate an [[artificial horizon]] and measure angular tilt with respect to this horizon. They are used in cameras, aircraft flight controls, automobile security systems, and speciality switches and are also used for platform leveling, boom angle indication, and in other applications requiring measurement of tilt.

Important specifications to consider for tilt sensors and inclinometers are the tilt angle range and the number of axes. The axes are usually, but not always, [[orthogonal]]. The tilt angle range is the range of desired linear output. <!-- doesn't matter what it's measured in, and last sentence just repeats the back end of the first -->

Common implementations of tilt sensors and inclinometers are accelerometer, [[Liquid capacitive inclinometers|liquid capacitive]], electrolytic, gas bubble in liquid, and pendulum.

Tilt sensor technology has also been implemented in video games. ''[[Yoshi's Universal Gravitation]]'' and ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'' are both built around a tilt sensor mechanism, which is built into the cartridge. The [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Wii]] game controllers also use tilt as a means to play video games.

Inclinometers are also used in [[civil engineering]], for example, to measure the inclination of land to be built upon.

Some inclinometers provide an electronic interface based on [[Controller area network|CAN (Controller Area Network)]]. In addition, those inclinometers may support the standardized [[Canopen|CANopen]] profile (CiA 410). In this case, these inclinometers are compatible and partly interchangeable.