Hi,

other sensor msgs types, that are relevant for smartphones (IMU for
instance) include the the covariance matrices to represent the
measurement uncertainty. Why should the new messages do not provide such
an information?

Best wishes

Sebastian


Am 10.11.2012 03:24, schrieb Chad Rockey:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm proposing a few new messages for sensor_msgs.  These messages are
> intended to provide common, shareable data types for new low cost and
> mobile sensing applications.
>
> Some examples of these sensors are low cost breakout boards by
> Sparkfun.com or the available sensors in a modern Android or Apple
> smartphone/tablet.
>
> The proposed messages are:
> sensor_msgs/Temperature
> sensor_msgs/Illuminance
> sensor_msgs/MagneticField
> sensor_msgs/Pressure
> sensor_msgs/RelativeHumidity
>
> Please leave questions, concerns, and comments on the review page:
> http://ros.org/wiki/sensor_msgs/Reviews/2012-11-16-Low-Cost-Sensor-Roundup_API_Review
>
> Thanks,
>  - Chad
>
>
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