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Super cool. Could it use a 3d compass to determine the "forward" direction?
by Tepix 6y ago
Super cool. Could it use a 3d compass to determine the "forward" direction?
- roland35 6y agoYou can see your local magnetic field using NOAA's handy online tool: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/calculators/magcalc.shtml?useFullSite=true#igrfwmm https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/calculators/magcalc.shtml?u... I didn't realize this earlier but my local magnetic field is actually mostly vertical! North: 19,625.7 nT West: -2,932.5 nT Vertical: 48,731.3 nT
- jfedor2 6y agoIt does use a 3D compass (magnetometer), but it still needs to be told which direction is "up" as that depends on your orientation with regard to the screen.