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InvenSense releases IMU software for Android

Posted by Chris Anderson on December 7, 2010 at 10:58am
From an Invensense press release this morning:

" InvenSense, Inc., the leading solution provider of MotionProcessors™for consumer electronics, today announced its MPL 3.2 motion processing library software support for Android 2.3 Gingerbread. InvenSense MPL 3.2 software and the companion MotionProcessor product families provide a complete solution that delivers nine-axis sensor fusion data encompassing 3-axis gyroscopes, accelerometers and magnetometers to new Application Programming Interface (API) structures in Android Ginger
bread. The new APIs (quaternion, rotation matrix, linear acceleration and gravity) for the first time allow application developers to fully leverage the benefits of the gyroscope together with the accelerometer and magnetometer. The MPL 3.2 software eliminates the challenges of integrating multiple motion sensors into Android by connecting directly to the Gingerbread sensor hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and delivering 9-axis sensor fusion data to the new APIs without the need for complex, processor-intensive motion algorithm processing on the application processor. This is accomplished by pairing the MPL with a companion MotionProcessor device with its embedded DMP and integrated motion algorithms to offload 9-axis sensor fusion processing from the application processor. The InvenSense MPL software provides the fastest time-to-market MotionProcessing solution for Android platforms."

Here's a video explaining how it works:
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  • Kim Skatun December 13, 2010 at 5:10pm

    How much does the phone cost? And where to get it?

  • Alex Arevalo December 7, 2010 at 5:02pm
    He didn't want to talk about Kalman filters. Does that mean he isn't using them?
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    Pete Hollands December 7, 2010 at 2:52pm
    Well, we showed them ours ! :-)
  • Tyler Mitchell December 7, 2010 at 2:42pm
    Pete: You mean there's no surprise revelation at the end? All that time wasted ;-)
  • Developer
    Pete Hollands December 7, 2010 at 1:05pm
    Yes, it's a good talk. Shame that we can't see the fusion algorithms.
  • Martin Peres December 7, 2010 at 12:53pm
    Very good talk! Thanks for the link Chris!
  • Tyler Mitchell December 7, 2010 at 11:48am
    By the way, it's a great video for describing the various sensor components in an easy to understand way. e.g. I finally understand gyros ;-)
  • Jonathan Lussier December 7, 2010 at 11:31am
    Time to pick up a Nexus S! Just wish it was in Canada!
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