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MPU6050_angle_calibrate
// source: http://www.brokking.net/imu.html MPU-6050 6dof IMU for auto-leveling multicopters
//Gyro angle calculations
//0.0000611 = 1 / (250Hz / 65.5)
angle_pitch += gyro_x * 0.0000611; //Calculate the traveled pitch angle and add this to the angle_pitch variable
angle_roll += gyro_y * 0.0000611; //Calculate the traveled roll angle and add this to the angle_roll variable
//0.000001066 = 0.0000611 * (3.142(PI) / 180degr) The Arduino sin function is in radians
angle_pitch += angle_roll * sin(gyro_z * 0.000001066); //If the IMU has yawed transfer the roll angle to the pitch angel
angle_roll -= angle_pitch * sin(gyro_z * 0.000001066); //If the IMU has yawed transfer the pitch angle to the roll angel
//Accelerometer angle calculations
acc_total_vector = sqrt((acc_x * acc_x) + (acc_y * acc_y) + (acc_z * acc_z)); //Calculate the total accelerometer vector
//57.296 = 1 / (3.142 / 180) The Arduino asin function is in radians
angle_pitch_acc = asin((float)acc_y / acc_total_vector) * 57.296; //Calculate the pitch angle
angle_roll_acc = asin((float)acc_x / acc_total_vector) * -57.296; //Calculate the roll angle
//Place the MPU-6050 spirit level and note the values in the following two lines for calibration
angle_pitch_acc -= 0.0; //Accelerometer calibration value for pitch
angle_roll_acc -= 0.0; //Accelerometer calibration value for roll
if (set_gyro_angles)
{ //If the IMU is already started
angle_pitch = angle_pitch * 0.9996 + angle_pitch_acc * 0.0004; //Correct the drift of the gyro pitch angle with the accelerometer pitch angle
angle_roll = angle_roll * 0.9996 + angle_roll_acc * 0.0004; //Correct the drift of the gyro roll angle with the accelerometer roll angle
}
else
{ //At first start
angle_pitch = angle_pitch_acc; //Set the gyro pitch angle equal to the accelerometer pitch angle
angle_roll = angle_roll_acc; //Set the gyro roll angle equal to the accelerometer roll angle
set_gyro_angles = true; //Set the IMU started flag
}
//To dampen the pitch and roll angles a complementary filter is used
angle_pitch_output = angle_pitch_output * 0.9 + angle_pitch * 0.1; //Take 90% of the output pitch value and add 10% of the raw pitch value
angle_roll_output = angle_roll_output * 0.9 + angle_roll * 0.1; //Take 90% of the output roll value and add 10% of the raw roll value
write_LCD(); //Write the roll and pitch values to the LCD display
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