Hello,
I'd like to use a sensor to figure out a couple of simple gestures. Pretend an Arduino is mounted at the end of a rod (like a magic wand). Here are the gestures I'd like to be able to differntiate. Assume I know when a gesture starts and stops - I'm actually constraining my gesture to 1 second after a button press.
- left swipe, right swipe
- up swipe, down swipe
- counter clockwise circle
- clockwise circle
- stab
I've been reading up on accelerometers, compasses, and gyros. It seems like gyros are my best option, since I don't have to worry about gravity, and drift is not an issue.