Talk:Inclinometer

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An inclinometer or clinometer essentially mean the same thing: that being an instrument to measure tilt angle in reference to gravity. However, each term does have specific meanings to specific industries. For example: a clinometer is a common term in the Forestry and Sailing industries, sometimes using specific technologies more common in those fields. An inclinometer is typically an electronic sensor device that provides an output signal that can be translated by a data logger or microprocessor into a degree of angle.

It seems that having both listed simply expands the explanation of these types of devices, keeping to the philosophy of providing an extensive knowledge data base, for which Wikipedia has become known.

Agree - Inclinometer and Clinometer - I was surprised to find two separate articles. If there are slight differences in the use of the terms in different industries, these can easily be accommodated in a section of the article. --Michael Daly 21:20, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Slightly disagree - Tilt sensor - clinometer measures the angle, a tilt sensor need not. For example, a mercury switch can be used as a tilt sensor but is clearly not a clinometer - there is no obvious way to use it to measure an angle. From reading the article on tilt sensor, it looks like some are using the term ambiguously - some are tilt sensing without angle measurement and others are angle measuring transducers. --Michael Daly 21:32, 21 October 2007 (UTC)