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Sensors

This document discusses Android sensor management and sensor events. It describes how to get sensor instances from the SensorManager system service, register listeners for sensor events, and what data is provided in SensorEvent callbacks. It also covers filtering sensor values and provides examples of applications that use sensors like displaying raw accelerometer values and building a compass using accelerometer and magnetometer sensors.

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Sensors

This document discusses Android sensor management and sensor events. It describes how to get sensor instances from the SensorManager system service, register listeners for sensor events, and what data is provided in SensorEvent callbacks. It also covers filtering sensor values and provides examples of applications that use sensors like displaying raw accelerometer values and building a compass using accelerometer and magnetometer sensors.

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Romain

Chiappinelli

SensorManager & Sensor


SensorEvent & SensorEventListener
Filtering sensor values
Example applications

Hardware devices that measure the


physical environment
Motion
Position
Environment

Motion - 3-axis Accelerometer


Position - 3-axis Magnetic field
Environment - Pressure

System service that manages sensors


Get instance with
getSystemService(!
Context.SENSOR_SERVICE )

Access a specific sensor with


SensorManager.!
getDefaultSensor(int type)

Accelerometer Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER
Magnetic field Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD
Pressure
Sensor.TYPE_PRESSURE

Interface for SensorEvent callbacks

Called when the accuracy of a sensor


has changed
void onAccuracyChanged(!

Sensor sensor, int accuracy)

Called when sensor values have


changed
void onSensorChanged(!


SensorEvent event)

Use the SensorManager to register/


unregister for SensorEvents

To register a SensorEventListener for


a given sensor
public boolean registerListener (!

SensorEventListener listener,!

Sensor sensor, int rate)

Unregisters a listener for the sensors


with which it is registered
public void unregisterListener (!

SensorEventListener listener,!

Sensor sensor)

Represents a Sensor event


Data is sensor-specific
sensor type
time-stamp
Accuracy
measurement data

When default orientation is


portrait & the device is
lying flat, face-up on a
table, axes run
X Right to left
Y Bottom to top
Z Down to up

Coordinate system does not


change when device
orientation changes

Displays the raw values read from the


devices accelerometer

If the device were


standing straight up, the
accelerometer would
ideally report:
X 0 m/s2
Y 9.81 m/s2
Z 0 m/s2

But these values will vary


due to natural movements,
non-flat surfaces, noise,
etc.

Two common transforms


Low-pass filter
High-pass filter

Deemphasize transient force changes


Emphasize constant force components

Emphasize transient force changes


Deemphasize constant force components

Applies both a low-pass and a highpass filter to raw accelerometer


values
Displays the filtered values

Uses the devices accelerometer and


magnetometer to orient a compass

Maps & Location

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