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Sensor Fusion: How Android Devices Combine Motion Sensors

Google TechTalks · Talk · 46 min · 2010 · YouTube title: Sensor Fusion on Android Devices: A Revolution in Motion Processing
Why it's here

HN recommends it as the definitive talk on mobile motion sensing, including why integrating acceleration twice drifts so badly.

What it covers

David Sachs of InvenSense explains how gyroscopes, accelerometers and compasses work on their own and together, demonstrated on a modified Android handset. He covers sensor fusion algorithms and why rotation math such as Euler angles matters.