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| author | Mathias Agopian <mathias@google.com> | 2011-05-02 19:10:31 -0700 |
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| committer | Mathias Agopian <mathias@google.com> | 2011-05-02 19:10:31 -0700 |
| commit | d93ff971bd507e92ac81c149079906d2123795af (patch) | |
| tree | 62bae011444e8850666c17519d08a8653c7a2143 /include | |
| parent | 03dd9c671d03cd8645df44cea1f1fd297191def0 (diff) | |
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Improve ROTATION_VECTOR sensor documentation
Change-Id: Iebc978beadf365d63c60c04d54ce7331605348b3
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diff --git a/include/hardware/sensors.h b/include/hardware/sensors.h index fb83c3f..9c2aa2a 100644 --- a/include/hardware/sensors.h +++ b/include/hardware/sensors.h @@ -268,6 +268,18 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS * Elements of the rotation vector are unitless. The x, y, and z axis are defined * in the same was as for the acceleration sensor. * + * The reference coordinate system is defined as a direct orthonormal basis, + * where: + * + * - X is defined as the vector product Y.Z (It is tangential to + * the ground at the device's current location and roughly points East). + * + * - Y is tangential to the ground at the device's current location and + * points towards the magnetic North Pole. + * + * - Z points towards the sky and is perpendicular to the ground. + * + * * The rotation-vector is stored as: * * sensors_event_t.data[0] = x*sin(theta/2) |