Hi
I'm currently using the ADXL345 3-axis accelerometer (part of the 6DOF IMU, incl ITG-3200 Gyro) to sense the pitch and roll angles.
Syntax:
acc_angle[0] = atan2(acc_g[0],acc_g[2]) * 180 / PI;
acc_angle[1] = atan2(acc_g[1],acc_g[2]) * 180 / PI;
where acc_g[0] = x-axis gravitational reading (g)
acc_g[1] = y-axis gravitational reading (g)
acc_g[2] = z-axis gravitational reading (g)
The above code makes use of the gravitational readings (g) of the accelerometer to measure the angular tilt. It works fine, however when the z-axis of the accelerometer goes parallel with the ground (ie. acc_g[2]=0), the readings goes bonkers. I figured it's because of the trigo mathematics using atan2 then causes it when acc_g[2]=0.
Any ideas on how to solve this problem?