For each axis X, Y and Z point the axis North and take a reading R1, then turn the magnetometer 180 degrees and take reading R2. Take the average of the two readings as the offset for that axis.
Your code will then take a reading and subtract the offset for each axis. X= Xraw- Xoffset, Y= Yraw- Yoffset, Z= Zraw- Zoffset.
Use the resulting Z, Y and Z values in all calculations that follow. If you repeat the North and then rotate proceedure then
Xn =-Xs, Yn=-Yz, and Zn=-Zs, where the subscripts s and n stanf for North and South.
Example
Assign the Z axis to the Yaw axis.
Assign the X axis to the roll (heading) axis.
Assign the Y axis to the pitch axis.
With the X and Y axis level and the Z axis pointing in the position for use ( Think the model airplane is not inverted):
Point the roll (X) axis North and note the sign of the X axis reading. If it is negative, you need to multiply X by -1 in the assignment statement of the code
Point the roll (X) axis East and note the sign of the Y axis. The reading should be negative, if not you need to multiply Y by -1 in the assignment statement of the code
The yaw axis should be positive in the Northern hemisphere and negative in the Southern menisphere. If not negate it.
var X=1,Y=-1,Z=1;
var X1,Y1,Z1;
var Xoffset=0,Yoffset=0,Zoffset=0;
//Read the magnetometer X,Y, and Z
//Subtract the offsets
X1=X-Xoffset; Y1=Y-Yoffset; Z1=Z-Zoffset;
//Assign the XYZ to roll pitch and yaw axis
var Sroll=1; var Spitch=-1; var Syaw=1;
roll=Sroll*X1; pitch=Spitch*Y1; yaw=Syaw*Z1;
heading=180/Math.PI * Math.atan2(pitch,roll);
if(heading <0) heading+=360;
console.log("Heading= ",heading);
dip=180/Math.PI*Math.atan(Math.sqrt(roll*roll+pitch*pitch),yaw);
console.log("Dip= ",dip);
//add the declination to get true heading
Note the change in the argument order of the atan2 function from the orignal post.
Try it out to see that 90 degree heading is East, 180 is South, 270 is West and 0 is North.
Repeat using the Y axis as the roll axis and the X axis as pitch.
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Using a 3-Axis Magnetometer as a compass.
An example:
First Zero the magnetometer
For each axis X, Y and Z point the axis North and take a reading R1, then turn the magnetometer 180 degrees and take reading R2. Take the average of the two readings as the offset for that axis.
Your code will then take a reading and subtract the offset for each axis. X= Xraw- Xoffset, Y= Yraw- Yoffset, Z= Zraw- Zoffset.
Use the resulting Z, Y and Z values in all calculations that follow. If you repeat the North and then rotate proceedure then
Xn =-Xs, Yn=-Yz, and Zn=-Zs, where the subscripts s and n stanf for North and South.
Example
The yaw axis should be positive in the Northern hemisphere and negative in the Southern menisphere. If not negate it.
Note the change in the argument order of the atan2 function from the orignal post.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_dip
https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/#igrfwmm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_declination