VelocityTracker1D

VelocityTracker1D(isDataDifferential: Boolean)

Constructor to create a new velocity tracker. It allows to specify whether or not the tracker should consider the data ponits provided via addDataPoint as differential or non-differential.

Differential data ponits represent change in displacement. For instance, differential data points of 2, -1, 5 represent: the object moved by "2" units, then by "-1" units, then by "5" units. An example use case for differential data points is when tracking velocity for an object whose displacements (or change in positions) over time are known.

Non-differential data ponits represent position of the object whose velocity is tracked. For instance, non-differential data points of 2, -1, 5 represent: the object was at position "2", then at position "-1", then at position "5". An example use case for non-differential data points is when tracking velocity for an object whose positions on a geometrical axis over different instances of time are known.

fun addDataPoint(timeMillis: Long, dataPoint: Float): Unit

Adds a data point for velocity calculation at a given time, timeMillis. The data ponit represents an amount of a change in position (for differential data points), or an absolute position (for non-differential data points). Whether or not the tracker handles differential data points is decided by isDataDifferential, which is set once and finally during the construction of the tracker.

Use the same units for the data points provided. For example, having some data points in cm and some in m will result in incorrect velocity calculations, as this method (and the tracker) has no knowledge of the units used.

fun calculateVelocity(): Float

Computes the estimated velocity at the time of the last provided data point.

The units of velocity will be units/second, where units is the units of the data points provided via addDataPoint.

This can be expensive. Only call this when you need the velocity.

fun calculateVelocity(maximumVelocity: Float): Float

Computes the estimated velocity at the time of the last provided data point.

The method allows specifying the maximum absolute value for the calculated velocity. If the absolute value of the calculated velocity exceeds the specified maximum, the return value will be clamped down to the maximum. For example, if the absolute maximum velocity is specified as "20", a calculated velocity of "25" will be returned as "20", and a velocity of "-30" will be returned as "-20".

fun resetTracking(): Unit

Clears data points added by addDataPoint.