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examples/Example6_StandardDeviation/Example6_StandardDeviation.ino

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// Read the standard deviation of the tracking. Note that these values are
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// just the square root of the diagonal elements of the covariance matrices
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// of the Kalman filters used in the firmware of the OTOS, and THEY DO NOT
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// REPRESENT THE ACTUAL TRACKING ERROR! These values are provided primarily
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// for anyone wanting to do sensor fusion with additional sensors, but they
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// can be used to at least get an idea of the quality of the tracking.
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// REPRESENT THE ACTUAL TRACKING ERROR! These are statistical quantities
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// that assume a correct model of the system, but there could be unmodelled
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// error sources that cause the physical error to become larger than these
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// statistical error (eg. improper calibration, or rotating the OTOS to not
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// be flat against the tracking surface). These are provided primarily for
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// anyone wanting to perform sensor fusion with additional sensors, but they
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// can be used to at least "get an idea" of the quality of the accuracy.
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myOtos.getPositionStdDev(posStdDev);
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// myOtos.getVelocityStdDev(velStdDev);
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// myOtos.getAccerlationStdDev(accStdDev);

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