本推荐规程（RP）为在实验室和现场测试环境中选择用于测量冲击和振动的加速计提供了指南。基本上有两类运动传感器:固定参考和质量弹簧（相对运动）。该RP集中于更常见的质量弹簧式加速计，其传感元件由弹簧表示。建议的依据是性能特征，而不是仪器结构、品牌或型号。详细讨论了各种传感技术，以便更好地理解设计权衡。

This Recommended Practice (RP) provides guidelines for selecting accelerometers to measure shock and vibration in laboratory and field testing environments. There are basically two classes of motion sensors: fixed-reference and mass-spring (relative motion). This RP concentrates on the more common mass-spring type accelerometers, with the sensing element(s) represented by the spring. Recommendations are made in terms of performance characteristics rather than instrument construction, brand, or model number. Various sensing technologies are discussed in detail to provide a good understanding of design trade-offs.