Measuring Deacclereation with Sensor

Hello All,

I'm attempting measure the pitch angle of a golf putter at the moment the club strikes the golf ball (deaccelerates). I know how to mesure the pitch, but since the club experiences two separate deacclerations when you putt ( once at end of back-stroke and another at contact) I'm not sure how to do this.

Any help would be appreciated.

Code :

/*****************************************************************
LSM9DS1_Basic_I2C.ino

*****************************************************************/
// The SFE_LSM9DS1 library requires both Wire and SPI be
// included BEFORE including the 9DS1 library.
#include <Wire.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <SparkFunLSM9DS1.h>

//////////////////////////
// LSM9DS1 Library Init //
//////////////////////////
// Use the LSM9DS1 class to create an object. [imu] can be
// named anything, we'll refer to that throught the sketch.
LSM9DS1 imu;

///////////////////////
// Example I2C Setup //
///////////////////////
// SDO_XM and SDO_G are both pulled high, so our addresses are:
#define LSM9DS1_M  0x1E // Would be 0x1C if SDO_M is LOW
#define LSM9DS1_AG  0x6B // Would be 0x6A if SDO_AG is LOW

////////////////////////////
// Sketch Output Settings //
////////////////////////////
#define PRINT_CALCULATED
//#define PRINT_RAW
#define PRINT_SPEED 250 // 250 ms between prints

// Earth's magnetic field varies by location. Add or subtract 
// a declination to get a more accurate heading. Calculate 
// your's here:
// http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/#declination
#define DECLINATION -4.38 // Declination (degrees) in Indianapolis, IN.


void printAttitude(
float ax, float ay, float az, float mx, float my, float mz);

 float roll = 0;
float pitch=0;
float heading=0;

void setup() 
{
  
  Serial.begin(115200);
  
  // Before initializing the IMU, there are a few settings
  // we may need to adjust. Use the settings struct to set
  // the device's communication mode and addresses:
  imu.settings.device.commInterface = IMU_MODE_I2C;
  imu.settings.device.mAddress = LSM9DS1_M;
  imu.settings.device.agAddress = LSM9DS1_AG;
  // The above lines will only take effect AFTER calling
  // imu.begin(), which verifies communication with the IMU
  // and turns it on.
  if (!imu.begin())
  {
    Serial.println("Failed to communicate with LSM9DS1.");
    Serial.println("Double-check wiring.");
    Serial.println("Default settings in this sketch will " \
                  "work for an out of the box LSM9DS1 " \
                  "Breakout, but may need to be modified " \
                  "if the board jumpers are.");
    while (1)
      ;
  }
}

void loop()
{
  printGyro();  // Print "G: gx, gy, gz"
  printAccel(); // Print "A: ax, ay, az"
  printMag();   // Print "M: mx, my, mz"
  
  // Print the heading and orientation for fun!
  // Call print attitude. The LSM9DS1's magnetometer x and y
  // axes are opposite to the accelerometer, so my and mx are
  // substituted for each other.
  printAttitude(imu.ax, imu.ay, imu.az, -imu.my, -imu.mx, imu.mz);
  Serial.println();
  
  delay(PRINT_SPEED);
}

void printGyro()
{
  // To read from the gyroscope, you must first call the
  // readGyro() function. When this exits, it'll update the
  // gx, gy, and gz variables with the most current data.
  imu.readGyro();
  
  // Now we can use the gx, gy, and gz variables as we please.
  // Either print them as raw ADC values, or calculated in DPS.
  Serial.print("G: ");
#ifdef PRINT_CALCULATED
  // If you want to print calculated values, you can use the
  // calcGyro helper function to convert a raw ADC value to
  // DPS. Give the function the value that you want to convert.
  Serial.print(imu.calcGyro(imu.gx), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcGyro(imu.gy), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcGyro(imu.gz), 2);
  Serial.println(" deg/s");
#elif defined PRINT_RAW
  Serial.print(imu.gx);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.gy);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.println(imu.gz);
#endif
}

void printAccel()
{
  // To read from the accelerometer, you must first call the
  // readAccel() function. When this exits, it'll update the
  // ax, ay, and az variables with the most current data.
  imu.readAccel();
  
  // Now we can use the ax, ay, and az variables as we please.
  // Either print them as raw ADC values, or calculated in g's.
  Serial.print("A: ");
#ifdef PRINT_CALCULATED
  // If you want to print calculated values, you can use the
  // calcAccel helper function to convert a raw ADC value to
  // g's. Give the function the value that you want to convert.
  Serial.print(imu.calcAccel(imu.ax), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcAccel(imu.ay), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcAccel(imu.az), 2);
  Serial.println(" g");
#elif defined PRINT_RAW 
  Serial.print(imu.ax);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.ay);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.println(imu.az);
#endif

}

void printMag()
{
  // To read from the magnetometer, you must first call the
  // readMag() function. When this exits, it'll update the
  // mx, my, and mz variables with the most current data.
  imu.readMag();
  
  // Now we can use the mx, my, and mz variables as we please.
  // Either print them as raw ADC values, or calculated in Gauss.
  Serial.print("M: ");
#ifdef PRINT_CALCULATED
  // If you want to print calculated values, you can use the
  // calcMag helper function to convert a raw ADC value to
  // Gauss. Give the function the value that you want to convert.
  Serial.print(imu.calcMag(imu.mx), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcMag(imu.my), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcMag(imu.mz), 2);
  Serial.println(" gauss");
#elif defined PRINT_RAW
  Serial.print(imu.mx);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.my);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.println(imu.mz);
#endif
}

// Calculate pitch, roll, and heading.
// Pitch/roll calculations take from this app note:
// http://cache.freescale.com/files/sensors/doc/app_note/AN3461.pdf?fpsp=1
// Heading calculations taken from this app note:
// http://www51.honeywell.com/aero/common/documents/myaerospacecatalog-documents/Defense_Brochures-documents/Magnetic__Literature_Application_notes-documents/AN203_Compass_Heading_Using_Magnetometers.pdf
void printAttitude(
float ax, float ay, float az, float mx, float my, float mz)
{
 
  float roll = atan2(ay, az);
  float pitch = atan2(-ax, sqrt(ay * ay + az * az));
  
  float heading;
  if (my == 0)
    heading = (mx < 0) ? 180.0 : 0;
  else
    heading = atan2(mx, my);
    
  heading -= DECLINATION * PI / 180;
  
  if (heading > PI) heading -= (2 * PI);
  else if (heading < -PI) heading += (2 * PI);
  else if (heading < 0) heading += 2 * PI;
  
  // Convert everything from radians to degrees:
  heading *= 180.0 / PI;
  pitch *= 180.0 / PI;
  roll  *= 180.0 / PI;

  
  Serial.print("Pitch, Roll: ");
  Serial.print(pitch, 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.println(roll, 2);
  Serial.print("Heading: "); Serial.println(heading, 2);

  int noteDuration = 1000;

  int speakerPin=6; 

  if ( pitch > 8)
  {
    tone(speakerPin, 1000, noteDuration);
  }

else if ( pitch < -8)
{
  tone(speakerPin, 500, noteDuration);
}

else if ( pitch < 8 && pitch > -8)
{
  noTone(speakerPin);
}
  
}

deceleration, not deacceleration. Or you could use negative acceleration.

Think about it. At the end of the backstroke, it decelerates to 0. When it hits the ball it doesn't.

It's going to be difficult because the axis(X) used to measure the sharp deceleration at impact is also needed to calculate the gravity vector angle when combined with the Z-axis. You will also have to capture data at max speed and store it in a ring buffer for later evaluation. Printing data as you go will slow things down too much.

It might be easier to use an analogue output from the X-axis, negative spike, to trigger a camera looking at the event from the side.