Not quite a mythbuster, more like a hobbiest but this is a rather interesting problem none the less:P
Ok, let's see if I can go through this from start to finish. You may want some coffee / popcorn as this will take a while to get through:P
I'm putting together a simple 3-axis...
You actually cleared up quite a lot for me.
The only thing I am struggling with now is the following:
I get a GForce reading from the accelerometer. I can convert this to degrees using the math found here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Accelerometer-Gyro-Tutorial/
Basically I...
Ok, so after a lot of learning, I've managed understand your answer (and a lot more). I couldn't quite make sense of your observation that the reading would be 1.4142 (how could the unit experience more than 1G in any orientation). I realize some math went astray there and the values are 0.707...
Thanks for the reply Alibeg... I'm trying it out now, and will get back to you in a bit. I will probably want to understand the detailed stuff too (just because I like to know how things work).
Hi there.
I have a GForce sensor (accelerometer to be precise). If I hold it in its initial orientation then x = 0G, y = 0G, z = 1G (x = left and right, y = forwards and backwards, z = up and down)
Now i'd like to calibrate it (perhaps the wrong term, but u get the idea)... meaning that if...