Question Android IMU app

[fred18]

Hi guys,

I recently joined the Android world with a new s7 phone.

I found out that there is quite a bunch of sensors on it and that there are some apps that shows sensor values etc.

What I can't find is an app that also make the integration to give you current velocity, position etc without using GPS data. Does anybody if there is already an app like that? if not any help on the introduction of android app programming will be welcome :thumbup:


Fred

 

[SolarLiner]

Position without GPS is going to be hard, but velocity using gyroscopes is relatively easy. I don't know if there is an app for that though.

Welcome to the Android world!

 

[Ravenous]

I don't know of any ready made app, but looking through robotics papers I've seen people have done experiments tracking movement of people walking, using accelerometers. So it should be possible in principle. (Not very accurate though as drift is inevitable.)

 

[ADSWNJ]

Download an app called Tasker and have a play with the various sensors. You can access the accelerometer, but it's very battery-intensive. . However, doing things triggered on proximity to specific named cell-towers ... super easy.

Welcome to the dark side! Android is a cool platform, and Samsung makes awesome phones.

 

[IronRain]

and Samsung makes awesome phones.

... Said no one ever:shifty:

Sorry, had to do it, since I'm not really a Samsung fan myself