Inspiration
How it works
Pebbleometer calculates the release speed of an object by using the Pebble's accelerometer data. A preset height (average American height) is used with the accelerometer data to calculate distance.
Challenges we ran into
SInce SimplyJS does not support timers and the Pebble's accelerometer data is not in set intervals it made determining a location at a given acceleration data point difficult, so angles at start and release were assumed. After correcting the calculations it is rather consistent.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were proud of being able to estimate velocity relatively consistently with an accelerometer which would usually not allow for too accurate velocity measurements.
What we learned
Pebble app development and first time integrating hardware (accelerometer) with software for us.
What's next for pebbleometer
- using a device with a more consistent and faster-updating accelerometer.
- directly using math and whatnot alongside testing data instead of just using data from test runs
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