Compass

The Compass internally utilizes the accelerometer and magnetometer to estimate the device orientation in relation to the magnetic north. As the compass is vulnera-ble to external influences, it is recommended to disable the Compass in the pres-ence of strong magnetic fields.

• Provides orientation in world coordinate system.
• The error in orientation estimation is characterized by an offset between real and estimated device orientation. Typically an accuracy of 10-20° is achieved. In the presence of strong magnetic fields orientation estimation is unusable.
• Pose estimation suffers from noticeable jitter if Compass is used as the only orientation source.
• The orientation is updated with roughly 250Hz.
• Orientation estimation is not responsive and suffers from noticeable delays.
• Requires accelerometer and magnetometer.

To compensate the offset between real and estimated device orientation, the com-pass offset can be calibrated, by one of these three mechanisms:

• Manually specify the compass offset in the Settings.
• Once the Compass Calibration Button in the POI View is clicked, the Compass will behave as if the current heading was north.
• Once an AR-Marker used for device pose estimation is scanned, the Compass offset is automatically calibrated.