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General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: BCRay on June 13, 2009, 01:26:21 PM
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Would it be possible to use the tilt/accelerometer sensors in an iPhone to control something wirelessly? I'm thinking something like a model aircraft. So basically replace the joystick controller with an iPhone and use it to fly the craft.
If you think this could be done I'd appreciate being pointed to a source for more information.
Thanks
Ray
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Yes.... if you can right a program for Iphone to extract the raw data or even calculated data with a supported protocol
like bluetooth..... definitely yes....
But.... the question here is how to do this.... well personally..... I got no idea at all...... :P
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there are people who have written programs similar to this with the iphone...
check out www.hackaday.com (http://www.hackaday.com) as it may have some on there. i remember seeing a turret somewhere that was iphone controlled...
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Unless you jailbreak your iphone, you'll have to pay $99 and write the programs in Cocoa Touch (based on Objective-C), but yes, it's possible.
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http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=10059.0 (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robotforum/index.php?topic=10059.0)
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It is possible to use the iPhone's accelerometer to control your aircraft.
You can use Apple's iPhone SDK to write a program for the iPhone to get readings from the accelerometer and transmit it to your aircraft through whatever wireless link you use.
To know more about the SDK visit - http://developer.apple.com/iphone/ (http://developer.apple.com/iphone/)
Look for tutorials in their website or try googling.