def get_angular_velocity(self):
try:
gyro_high = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x47)
gyro_low = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x48)
gyro_raw = (gyro_high << 8) | gyro_low
angular = (to_signed_int(gyro_raw) - self.gyro_bias) / 131.
angular = angular * pi/180.
return angular
except IOError as e:
return None
def get_linear_velocity(self):
if self.is_stopped:
self.velocity = 0.0
return self.velocity
try:
accel_high = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x3d)
accel_low = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x3e)
accel_raw = (accel_high << 8) | accel_low
a = ((to_signed_int(accel_raw) - self.accel_bias) / 16384.) * 9.81
dt = time.clock() - self.last_sample
self.velocity = self.velocity + dt*a
self.last_sample = time.clock()
return self.velocity
except IOError as e:
return None
def calibrate_sensors(self, num_samples = 1000):
print "Please put the robot flat on the ground while it calibrates its sensors."
accel_total = 0.0
gyro_total = 0.0
for _ in range(num_samples):
accel_high = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x3d)
accel_low = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x3e)
accel_raw = (accel_high << 8) | accel_low
accel_total += to_signed_int(accel_raw)
gyro_high = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x47)
gyro_low = i2c.read(self.bus, self.gyro, 0x48)
gyro_raw = (gyro_high << 8) | gyro_low
gyro_total += to_signed_int(gyro_raw)
self.accel_bias = accel_total / float(num_samples)
self.gyro_bias = gyro_total / float(num_samples)
print "Done calibrating."
print self.accel_bias, self.gyro_bias
def read_reg( self, reg, size = 2 ):
return i2c.read( self.sensor_id, reg, size );
def read_reg(self, reg, size=2):
return i2c.read(self.sensor_id, reg, size)