Accelerometer brainstorming

[Kyle Bassett]

Alexy is correct.  Due to the integrative nature of accelerometers, the
longer the time, the more error associated with any result.

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Alexey Feldgendler <alexey at feldgendler.ru>
wrote:

> On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:52:56 +0200, Flemming Richter Mikkelsen <
> quatrox at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  What do we need the CAN interface for?
> > We already know the speed before we enter the tunnel, and if the neo
> > is in a car holder in a stable position, calibrated with some
> > software, it knows from the accelerometers if we are driving strait
> > ahead or making a turn and also if we are accelerating. With a little
> > bit of mathematics, this can turn out to be very precise.
> >
>
> As you're driving through a long tunnel (the longest one in Norway being
> 24.5 km), error accumulation will deteriorate the precision to the point of
> rendering the data useless.
>
>
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