Inclinometer / Clinometer for Android

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supercarrera said:
I just downloaded this and checked out the trial version for a while. I love the layout and the graphic design. A couple things caught my attention though.

The pitch doesn't work properly with my Nexus S. It's off 90* when I'm holding the phone straight up and down. And the pitch changes when I only change the position of the phone along the roll axis.

It seems weird to me the way the roll gauge works. It seems like the vehicle or line should remain stationary relative to the position of the phone and the dial should remain level with the horizon and rotate around the vehicle (or line for the trial version). I think that's how an analog inclinometer works.

The app also froze after several minutes of playing around.

Anyway, I'm not trying to be critical. I think it's a great app. I'm just offering my observations in case you feel the information is relevant to future development.

Keep up the great work.

Scott
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Thanks for the comments, before I address the others, I believe your phone may have the inverted pitch and roll issue.

Enable the compatibility mode for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.0 Pitch & Roll under settings. BTW I just uploaded 1.5.2.1, which fixes the missing app menu from 1.5.2, if you can't find the menu.

Then let me know if this fixed the pitch problem, then we can discuss the other comments

Thanks
 
ruebarb said:
The GS3 should run this with no problem, any 2.2+ phone or tablet, should run this problem free, every device I have used, has not had an issue, even my old thunderbolt. You are the first to report any issue like this. I've never run Cyanogen, I have only used AOSP ROMS.

Can you post a video? That would help.

Thanks
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Yeah, if I can get my wife's phone to quit timing out when I try to upload one to Youtube :bang:
 
Version 1.6

What’s New:

Major Update, Please Read

Menu has been upgraded to Action Bar
-Long swype for Action Bar

Data Logging has been added
-----Log: Pitch, Roll, Lat, Log, Elv, Compass
-----Set Logging Freguency
-----View Log
-----Erase Log
-----Export Log to CSV (Excel compatible)
-----Backup Log
-----Restore Log

The following graphic has been added
Bronco



Now with Data Logging

 
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I have been playing with the trial version. Thanks, great job. Had some trouble on rough asphalted roads. The accelerometer/position sensor must be fooled by the bumps as I get pitch readings all over the place. This is an android galaxy note 10.1 and i still had the default sensitivity setting.

Another thought is that it might be more intuitive to show the back of the vehicle for the roll display? As from the driver's perspective, so to speak.

Added: well, I have now tried it on the road with the 0.5 sensitivity setting. No difference, the tilts still jumping all over the place even on a fairly smooth asphalt road. I'm guessing that the sensitivity settings is more a delay or a sampling rate than actual sensitivity. So the accelerometer or position sensor in the tablet is probably still giving erroneous data because of bumps that create temporary position sensor issues, I guess.
 
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e9999 said:
I have been playing with the trial version. Thanks, great job. Had some trouble on rough asphalted roads. The accelerometer/position sensor must be fooled by the bumps as I get pitch readings all over the place. This is an android galaxy note 10.1 and i still had the default sensitivity setting.

Another thought is that it might be more intuitive to show the back of the vehicle for the roll display? As from the driver's perspective, so to speak.

Added: well, I have now tried it on the road with the 0.5 sensitivity setting. No difference, the tilts still jumping all over the place even on a fairly smooth asphalt road. I'm guessing that the sensitivity settings is more a delay or a sampling rate than actual sensitivity. So the accelerometer or position sensor in the tablet is probably still giving erroneous data because of bumps that create temporary position sensor issues, I guess.
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Thanks for the comments.

First, none of the options work in the trial Version Except the Compatibility Modes. I have the options there so folks can see what is available. So you did not see a change on the sensitivity delay.

Yes, the sensitivity setting is a delay, you see less readings, so less apparent changes, but you will get whatever reading the accelerometer sees at the moment the number is displayed, no way around this, limitation of the device.

Some have suggested an averaging calc to smooth out the issue, haven't figured a good algorithm yet for that without having a delay, plus it will avg out the max/mins values too. Always looking for suggestions.

I like the view of the vehicles from the front vs the rear, a better visual. That was a development choice I made. I will add an option to invert the roll on the front view so it does not roll according to you but to the vehicle's front.

I appreciated the comments, the more the better.

Thanks
 
Got it last night, works great. Glad to support a fellow mud member!
 
How 'bout some love for the 1st and 2nd Gen Tundras? :D

1st Gen Tundras are the forgotten red-headed stepchildren of the Toyota 4x4 world... Aftermarket support/products are slim.... :crybaby: lol

I'll post a link for the download over on TundraSolutions...But would likely get more interest with those Tundra skins... :D

No offense, and I really DO realise how much work goes into such a nice User Guide, but the fluorescent green overlay text is mostly unreadable due to the background colors and placement....Rest of it is NICE though. :)
 
Cracker said:
How 'bout some love for the 1st and 2nd Gen Tundras? :D

1st Gen Tundras are the forgotten red-headed stepchildren of the Toyota 4x4 world... Aftermarket support/products are slim.... :crybaby: lol

I'll post a link for the download over on TundraSolutions...But would likely get more interest with those Tundra skins... :D

No offense, and I really DO realise how much work goes into such a nice User Guide, but the fluorescent green overlay text is mostly unreadable due to the background colors and placement....Rest of it is NICE though. :)
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Thanks for the comment on the green, full size it looked fine, not so good condensed in the manual. I will change the color.

I'll add a Tundra to the list of vehicle, just don't expect it anytime soon, I have a long list and they take a long time to make.
 
Version 1.8

What’s New:

Major Update, Please Read

Multiple in app Backgrounds - Graphics
Choose your own Background from Photo Gallery - Graphics
Choose your own Vehicle Icons from Photo Gallery - Graphics
Custom On Screen Name - Graphics
Non-Full Screen Mode - On Screen Options
Adjustable Screen Brightness - On Screen Options
New Icon
Consolidate Menu

The following graphic has been added
Jeep Cherokee XJ

Upcoming Graphics:
4Door Wrangler
Jeep Liberty
2013 Tacoma
Suzuki Sierra
FJ 100


 
I'm sorry, but this app is worthless off-road. At least it is on my Samsung SIII. I bought the full version, and used it on a gravel forest service road with the installed sensitivity (0.25). While driving up a slight incline, the pitch and roll were both swinging 15% +/- of zero. I just moved the sensitivity to the max (0.95), and drove around my subdivision; it didn't help. For example, I got a roll reading of 16% as I turned into my driveway. If I'm doing something wrong, please let me know. I love the look, but the functionality isn't there.
 
rjinga said:
I'm sorry, but this app is worthless off-road. At least it is on my Samsung SIII. I bought the full version, and used it on a gravel forest service road with the installed sensitivity (0.25). While driving up a slight incline, the pitch and roll were both swinging 15% +/- of zero. I just moved the sensitivity to the max (0.95), and drove around my subdivision; it didn't help. For example, I got a roll reading of 16% as I turned into my driveway. If I'm doing something wrong, please let me know. I love the look, but the functionality isn't there.
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The sensitivity delay can go as high as you want, those are fractions of a second, enter any value.

Enable the "Reduce Pitch + Roll Spike" under GPS/Cal/Sens

The pitch and roll data your phone provides is based on an accelerometer. When you hit a bump at speed, the accelerometer sees the change for a fraction of a second, even though you may not notice it, the phone relative to its last position may have had a 15% change, though the plane the tires of the vehicle are traveling did not as the suspension compensates.

Driving at speed on forest roads or traveling on the highway are not going to yield accurate results for an accelerometer, they induce what appears to be significant error.

The pitch and roll spike reduction was designed to help address this issue, assuming the majority of the readings are accurate and to help minimize the spikes you see. I will be increasing the averaging of this feature in the next release.

Let me know if these suggestions helped to reduce the error you see.
 
What’s New:

Version 1.9

Barometer for Elevation - On Screen Options
Screen Brightness Fix 4.2+ - On Screen Options
Android Shared added to CSV File - Export Database
Reduce Pitch + Roll Spikes increased to 8x Avg - GPS/Cal/Sens
Back Button Exit added
Milliseconds added to data logging
GPS Notification Removed
 
COLOR is coming to RollMeOver, stayed tuned for Version 2.0, full Vehicle and Text color control.

RollMeOverV2.jpg
 
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