diff --git a/content/notes/10-orientation-sensors.md b/content/notes/10-orientation-sensors.md index 2d6052ea2..b42dd5715 100644 --- a/content/notes/10-orientation-sensors.md +++ b/content/notes/10-orientation-sensors.md @@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ tags: - info305 --- -> [!INFO] Location sensors dont know +> [!INFO] +> Location sensors dont know what direction you are looking Accelerometers - Measures proper acceleration (acceleration it experiences relative to freefall. gravity), felt by people or objects @@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ Accelerometers - iPhone range: ±2g, precision 0.018g ![g forces|300](https://i.imgur.com/l4DnMSN.png) +> [!INFO] +> measure accelerationi with respect to gravity +> measure gravity along three axis +> tradeoff large range with high precision + Accelerometers - Acceleration is measured on 3 axes - Orientation of sensor (and coordinate system) varies among different device @@ -24,14 +30,17 @@ Accelerometers - Measuring flowing current over an differential capacitor indicates the acceleration ![|300](https://i.imgur.com/UIS4zDV.png) +> [!INFO] +> dont need to fully understand how MEMS work + Accelerometers - Advantage: - Fast update rate - Relatively accurate - Disadvantage: - Can’t easily identify certain kind of acceleration (small value range) - - +> [!INFO] +> only give you direction to the center of the earth (from gravity) ![two phones|300](https://i.imgur.com/s45a4TF.png) Compass / Magnetometer @@ -40,6 +49,11 @@ Compass / Magnetometer - iPhone 4 magnetometer range: ±2mT - Pro tip: prolonged exposure to a fridge magnet decalibrates your phones’ magnetometer for at least a week ;-) ![field strength examples|300](https://i.imgur.com/00VV74x.png) +> [!INFO] +> doesn't directly measure north +> measure magentic fielf of earth and aligns with magenetic north +> earth field is very weak so we need sensitive magnetometer +> ![Error around metal/magnetic objects](https://i.imgur.com/YIJAcGS.png)