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Originally posted by Frank(Aflak)
what discipline would know how to build a custom circuit to process the signals from two accelerometers and one rotational acceleration sensor into an (x,y) position (or displacement from starting position) and a heading?
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Computer engineering is probably what you're looking for. Computer engineering is somewhat of a mixture between electrical engineering and software engineering. When I studied computer engineering in college (at the University of Michigan) we primarily learned about digital electronics and low level software, which is exactly what a microcontroller-based custom circuit is. You will also get exposed to a lot of computer science as well as a little bit of analog electrical engineering.
Also, the differences between electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science can vary depending on the college, so if you're thinking about majoring in any of those you should make sure you understand what that means at that particular school.