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Though this is the internet.... Far too many hyperbole. Much of this is straightforward when dealing with GPS data. And all the shortcomings of relying on gyro
by daurnimator 14y ago
Though this is the internet....
Far too many hyperbole. Much of this is straightforward when dealing with GPS data. And all the shortcomings of relying on gyro data can be found by searching for dead reckoning systems.
Don't get me wrong, I am very impressed with the x-plane application, but the writing style assumes a complete idiot.
- quink 14y agoI agree. Some paragraphs in I was thinking that the solution is to just calibrate it when it's on the ground, but was curious what solution he came up with... > While on the ground, use the ACCELEROMETERS to see which way is up. Oh. Yeah, I guess I should have seen that coming. Still, the more people write this enthusiastically about a topic considered as "mundane" as this by an average "complete idiot", then I'm all for it. Because despite the writing style, I could feel the excitement in this, and it was worth it for that alone. And it has made me more excited about this topic.
- sosuke 14y agoHe continues on, saying that [ground calibration] doesn't work for very long due to errors in the reported rates of change.