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Kimbo
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A gyro chip that can interface with an accelerometer chip and
has on-chip processing with I2C.
http://invensense.com/index.html
Video showing how it works on a cell phone
Video explaining the difference between how accelerometers and gyros work
Quasi open source electronics modules primarily for use with Arduino but might adaptable?:
http://www.liquidware.com/
Just in case, if you're not sure if you've crashed or not, they have a crash test sensor so you can tell just how hard you hit the ground:
http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/SEN-CTS/Crash+Test+Sensor
From Makershed.com a ArduPilot, an autopilot/nav board, the open source code for it might provide some ideas
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKSF4&Show=ExtInfo
has on-chip processing with I2C.
http://invensense.com/index.html
Video showing how it works on a cell phone
Video explaining the difference between how accelerometers and gyros work
Quasi open source electronics modules primarily for use with Arduino but might adaptable?:
http://www.liquidware.com/
Just in case, if you're not sure if you've crashed or not, they have a crash test sensor so you can tell just how hard you hit the ground:
http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/SEN-CTS/Crash+Test+Sensor
From Makershed.com a ArduPilot, an autopilot/nav board, the open source code for it might provide some ideas
http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKSF4&Show=ExtInfo
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