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Question by Vagonn · Apr 25, 2016 at 07:11 AM · locationaccelerationgpscalculationsspeedometer

Unity3D - Get smooth speed and acceleration with GPS data

Hi, I created simple distance, speed and acceleration calculator using latitude and longitude of last position. I'm calculating last distance, speed and acceleration in each GPS update (approximately once per second). But sometimes (2-3 second interval) latitude and longitude values changes rapidly (in clear weather and no obstacles). That's why speed and acceleration values gets unreal results. For example, at stable 40 km/h speed, speed value becomes 60 km/h and returns to 40 km/h within 2-3 second. I'm here to ask how can I avoid this inaccurate and rapid GPS data changes?

I'm using Nexus 5 device

There is my code:

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 using UnityEngine.UI;
 using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
 
 public class Manager : MonoBehaviour
 {
 public Text longitude, latitude, lonAText, latAText, lonBText, latBText;
 public Text result, overallResult, speedText, lastTimeText, timerText, accelerationText, speed0Text;
 
 float lonA, lonB, latA, latB, overallDistance, lastDistance, timer, lastTime, speed, speed0, acceleration;
 bool firstTime, allowTimer;
 
 public AudioSource audio;
 
 void Awake()
 {
     overallDistance = 0;
     lastDistance = 0;
     timer = 0;
     lastTime = 0;
     speed = 0;
     speed0 = 0;
 
     firstTime = true;
     allowTimer = true;
 }
 
 IEnumerator Start()
 {
     // First, check if user has location service enabled
     if (!Input.location.isEnabledByUser)
         yield break;
 
     // Start service before querying location
     Input.location.Start(1, 1);
 
     // Wait until service initializes
     int maxWait = 20;
     while (Input.location.status == LocationServiceStatus.Initializing && maxWait > 0)
     {
         yield return new WaitForSeconds(1);
         maxWait--;
     }
 
     // Service didn't initialize in 20 seconds
     if (maxWait < 1)
     {
         print("Timed out");
         yield break;
     }
 
     // Connection has failed
     if (Input.location.status == LocationServiceStatus.Failed)
     {
         print("Unable to determine device location");
         yield break;
     }
     else
     {
         // Access granted and location value could be retrieved
         print("Location: " + Input.location.lastData.latitude + " " + Input.location.lastData.longitude + " " + Input.location.lastData.altitude + " " + Input.location.lastData.horizontalAccuracy + " " + Input.location.lastData.timestamp);
 
         longitude.text = Input.location.lastData.longitude.ToString();
         latitude.text = Input.location.lastData.latitude.ToString();
 
         lonA = Input.location.lastData.longitude;
         latA = Input.location.lastData.latitude;
     }
 
     // Stop service if there is no need to query location updates continuously
     //Input.location.Stop();
 }
 
 void Update()
 {
     longitude.text = Input.location.lastData.longitude.ToString();
     latitude.text = Input.location.lastData.latitude.ToString();
 
     timer += Time.deltaTime;
     timerText.text = timer.ToString();
 
 
     if (lonA != Input.location.lastData.longitude || latA != Input.location.lastData.latitude)
     {
         audio.Play();
 
         CalculateDistances(lonA, latA, Input.location.lastData.longitude, Input.location.lastData.latitude);  // last distance and overall distanceS            
         lonA = Input.location.lastData.longitude;
         latA = Input.location.lastData.latitude;
 
         lastTime = timer;
         lastTimeText.text = lastTime.ToString();
         timer = 0;
 
 
         speed0 = speed;
         speed0Text.text = speed0.ToString();
 
         CalculateSpeed();
 
         CalculateAcceleration();
     }            
 }   
 
 public static float Radians(float x)
 {
     return x * Mathf.PI / 180;
 }
 
 public void CalculateDistances(float firstLon, float firstLat, float secondLon, float secondLat)
 {
     lonAText.text = firstLon.ToString();
     latAText.text = firstLat.ToString();
 
     lonBText.text = secondLon.ToString();
     latBText.text = secondLat.ToString();
 
     float dlon = Radians(secondLon - firstLon);
     float dlat = Radians(secondLat - firstLat);
 
     float distance = Mathf.Pow(Mathf.Sin(dlat / 2), 2) + Mathf.Cos(Radians(firstLat)) * Mathf.Cos(Radians(secondLat)) * Mathf.Pow(Mathf.Sin(dlon / 2), 2);
 
     float c = 2 * Mathf.Atan2(Mathf.Sqrt(distance), Mathf.Sqrt(1 - distance));
 
     lastDistance = 6371 * c * 1000; 
 
     result.text = lastDistance.ToString() + " meters";
 
     overallDistance += lastDistance;  // bu 1 anliq 6.000.000-dan boyuk qiymet ala biler
 
     StartCoroutine(Overall());
 }
 
 IEnumerator Overall()
 {
     if (firstTime)
     {
         firstTime = false;
 
         yield return new WaitForSeconds(2);
 
         if (overallDistance > 6000000)
         {
             overallDistance = 0;
             lastDistance = 0;
         }
     }
 
     overallDistance += lastDistance;
     overallResult.text = overallDistance.ToString() + " meters";
 }
 
 void CalculateSpeed()
 {
     speed = lastDistance / lastTime * 3.6f;
 
     speedText.text = speed.ToString();
 }
 
 void CalculateAcceleration()
 {
     acceleration = (speed - speed0) / lastTime;
     accelerationText.text = acceleration.ToString();
 }
 }

Thanks for any help and tip

PS. Please edit my question if I made any grammar and logical mistake

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Answer by sovan-k1 · Jun 09, 2017 at 02:38 PM

Hello @Vagonn did you get to know the exact reason of the inaccuracy? Please help me if you have already got the answer.

Thanks,

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Answer by SimonAlkemade · Jun 28, 2018 at 10:04 AM

Have you tried lerping or smooth damping the speed values?

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