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scottie said:

Position = acceleration * t^2 + initial velocity * time + initial position, where pretty much everything there is a vector.


The problem with this method is that it's computationally unstable, i.e. quite error-prone. Consider this, if accelerometers were any good for positioning, we'd have no need for GPS or GLONASS. Even for indoor positioning, accelerometers alone won't be enough.