Changing inertia sensor sensitivity level

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#1

I’m trying to use the inertia sensor to detect a vibration but I need to change the sensitivity so that normal movement isn’t recognized, only the vibration. so I’m trying to find a way to decrease the sensitivity of the vibration — does anyone know how to do this? Is there a place in the vex coding program?

#2

This is probably not possible, and if it is, it’s not what the inertial sensor is intended for. What could you possibly need this functionality for?

#3 
  vex::inertial gyro = vex::inertial(PORT1);

  // Set the threshold value to adjust the sensitivity
  double threshold = 10.0; // Adjust this value to your desired sensitivity

  while (true) {
    // Apply the threshold to filter out normal movement
    if (abs(gyro.rotation()) > threshold) {
      // Display a message on the controller's screen for testing
      Controller.Screen.print("Vibration detected");
      vex::task::sleep(1000);

      Controller.Screen.clearScreen();
    }
    vex::task::sleep(20);
  }

Hope this helps

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#4

.rotation() simply gives the absolute heading of the inertial sensor (accumulated over time internally from the acceleration(s) detected)
This wouldn’t work.

#5

You could try using the .acceleration function or try to figure out what the .collision callback does.

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