Rotation detection

PropBoard
#1

Hi,

I have a question about the accelerometer.
is that possible to detect a rotation on an specified axis ?

If yes how ?

thanks

#2

Hi,

With the accelerometer you can measure linear motion, so the short answer to the question would be no. I am not quite an expert on the matter, but there is a lot of literature you can find online regarding, for example, sensing orientation, inclination or tilt, that can be applied to the PropBoard as is.

For measuring rotation you would need a gyroscope, or better, a gyro + accelerometer combo (in a future PropBoard version we can replace the accelerometer with a 6-axis IMU). There is also the option to add an external gyro, read the values and combine them with the data from the accelerometer.

#3

That’s very disappointing that it only has 3-axis functionality, but I suppose I should have looked more carefully at the documentation before purchasing the PropBoard.

I would love a tutorial on adding rotation detection at some point in the (near) future.

Thanks for the straightforward answer, Ivan!