Java Code Examples for android.hardware.SensorManager#getOrientation()

@Override
public void onRotationUpdate(@NonNull float[] newMatrix) {
    // remap matrix values according to display rotation, as in
    // SensorManager documentation.
    switch (mDisplayRotation) {
        case Surface.ROTATION_90:
            SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(newMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_Y, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_X, newMatrix);
            break;
        case Surface.ROTATION_270:
            SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(newMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_Y, SensorManager.AXIS_X, newMatrix);
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
    mRotationMatrix.set(newMatrix);

    float[] deviceOrientation = new float[3];
    mOrientationCalculator.getOrientation(mRotationMatrix, mDisplayRotation, deviceOrientation);

    float[] orientation = new float[3];
    SensorManager.getOrientation(newMatrix, orientation);
    mFrag2D.setAngle((int) Math.toDegrees(orientation[0]));
}
 

private void updateOrientation() {
		SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(this.mRotationMatrix, null, this.mAccelerationValues, this.mMagneticFieldValues);

		// TODO Use dont't use identical matrixes in remapCoordinateSystem, due to performance reasons.
		switch (this.mDisplayRotation) {
			case Surface.ROTATION_0:
				/* Nothing. */
				break;
			case Surface.ROTATION_90:
				SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(this.mRotationMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_Y, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_X, this.mRotationMatrix);
				break;
//			case Surface.ROTATION_180:
//				SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(this.mRotationMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_?, SensorManager.AXIS_?, this.mRotationMatrix);
//				break;
//			case Surface.ROTATION_270:
//				SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(this.mRotationMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_?, SensorManager.AXIS_?, this.mRotationMatrix);
//				break;
		}

		final float[] values = this.mValues;
		SensorManager.getOrientation(this.mRotationMatrix, values);

		for (int i = values.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
			values[i] = values[i] * MathConstants.RAD_TO_DEG;
		}
	}
 

/**
 * Callback for processing data from the registered sensors. Accelerometer and magnetometer
 * data are used together to get orientation data.
 *
 * @param sensorEvent The event containing the sensor data values.
 */
@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent sensorEvent) {
    Log.v(TAG, "onSensorChanged() entered");
    if (sensorEvent.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER) {
        Log.v(TAG, "Accelerometer -- x: " + sensorEvent.values[0] + " y: "
                + sensorEvent.values[1] + " z: " + sensorEvent.values[2]);
        G = sensorEvent.values;

    } else if (sensorEvent.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD) {
        Log.v(TAG, "Magnetometer -- x: " + sensorEvent.values[0] + " y: "
                + sensorEvent.values[1] + " z: " + sensorEvent.values[2]);
        M = sensorEvent.values;
    }
    if (G != null && M != null) {
        if (SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(R, I, G, M)) {
            float[] previousO = O.clone();
            O = SensorManager.getOrientation(R, O);
            yaw = O[0] - previousO[0];
            Log.v(TAG, "Orientation: azimuth: " + O[0] + " pitch: " + O[1] + " roll: " + O[2] + " yaw: " + yaw);
        }
    }
}
 

@Override
public void onRotationUpdate(@NonNull float[] newMatrix) {
    // remap matrix values according to display rotation, as in
    // SensorManager documentation.
    switch (mDisplayRotation) {
        case Surface.ROTATION_90:
            SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(newMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_Y, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_X, newMatrix);
            break;
        case Surface.ROTATION_270:
            SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(newMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_Y, SensorManager.AXIS_X, newMatrix);
            break;
        default:
            break;
    }
    mRotationMatrix.set(newMatrix);

    float[] deviceOrientation = new float[3];
    mOrientationCalculator.getOrientation(mRotationMatrix, mDisplayRotation, deviceOrientation);

    float[] orientation = new float[3];
    SensorManager.getOrientation(newMatrix, orientation);
    mFrag2D.setAngle((int) Math.toDegrees(orientation[0]));
}
 

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
    if (event.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR) {
        // Get the current heading from the sensor, then notify the listeners of the
        // change.
        SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(mRotationMatrix, event.values);
        SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(mRotationMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_X,
                SensorManager.AXIS_Z, mRotationMatrix);
        SensorManager.getOrientation(mRotationMatrix, mOrientation);

        // Store the pitch (used to display a message indicating that the user's head
        // angle is too steep to produce reliable results.
        mPitch = (float) Math.toDegrees(mOrientation[1]);

        // Convert the heading (which is relative to magnetic north) to one that is
        // relative to true north, using the user's current location to compute this.
        float magneticHeading = (float) Math.toDegrees(mOrientation[0]);
        mHeading = MathUtils.mod(computeTrueNorth(magneticHeading), 360.0f)
                - ARM_DISPLACEMENT_DEGREES;

        notifyOrientationChanged();
    }
}
 

@Override
protected void onSensorEvent(SensorEvent sensorEvent) {
    // Get rotation matrix
    float[] rotationMatrix = new float[16];
    SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(rotationMatrix, sensorEvent.values);

    // Remap coordinate system
    float[] remappedRotationMatrix = new float[16];
    SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(rotationMatrix, SensorManager.AXIS_X, SensorManager.AXIS_Z,
            remappedRotationMatrix);

    // Convert to orientations
    float[] orientations = new float[3];
    SensorManager.getOrientation(remappedRotationMatrix, orientations);

    // Convert values in radian to degrees
    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        orientations[i] = (float) (Math.toDegrees(orientations[i]));
    }

    rotationAngleListener.onRotation(orientations[0], orientations[1], orientations[2]);
}
 

private void update(float[] vectors) {
    int AMP_MAX = 50;
    int AMPLIFICATION = AMP_MAX / mControls.getGyroAmplification();
    float[] rotationMatrix = new float[9];
    SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(rotationMatrix, vectors);
    int worldAxisX = SensorManager.AXIS_X;
    int worldAxisY = SensorManager.AXIS_Y;
    float[] adjustedRotationMatrix = new float[9];
    SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(rotationMatrix, worldAxisX, worldAxisY, adjustedRotationMatrix);
    float[] orientation = new float[3];
    SensorManager.getOrientation(adjustedRotationMatrix, orientation);
    float pitch = (orientation[2] * FROM_RADS_TO_DEGS * -1) / AMPLIFICATION;
    float roll = (orientation[1] * FROM_RADS_TO_DEGS) / AMPLIFICATION;
    mSensorRoll = roll;
    mSensorPitch = pitch;
    updateFlightData();
}
 

/**
 * SensorEventListener method called when sensor values are updated. Reads gravitational and
 * magnetic field information, and when both are available computes the orientation values
 * and calls the delegate with them.
 */
@Override public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
    switch(event.sensor.getType()) {
    case Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD:
        mags = event.values.clone();
        break;
    case Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER:
        accels = event.values.clone();
        break;
    }

    if (mags!=null && accels!=null) {
        SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(R, I, accels, mags);
        SensorManager.getOrientation(R, orientationValues);
        delegate.receivedOrientationValues(
                orientationValues[0], orientationValues[1], orientationValues[2]);
    }
}
 

private void updateOrientation() {
    float[] lastAccelerometer = mSensorData[kSensorType_Accelerometer].values;
    float[] lastMagnetometer = mSensorData[kSensorType_Magnetometer].values;
    if (lastAccelerometer != null && lastMagnetometer != null) {
        SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(mRotation, null, lastAccelerometer, lastMagnetometer);
        SensorManager.getOrientation(mRotation, mOrientation);

        final boolean kUse4Components = true;
        if (kUse4Components) {
            SensorManager.getQuaternionFromVector(mQuaternion, mOrientation);
            // Quaternions in Android are stored as [w, x, y, z], so we change it to [x, y, z, w]
            float w = mQuaternion[0];
            mQuaternion[0] = mQuaternion[1];
            mQuaternion[1] = mQuaternion[2];
            mQuaternion[2] = mQuaternion[3];
            mQuaternion[3] = w;

            mSensorData[kSensorType_Quaternion].values = mQuaternion;
        } else {
            mSensorData[kSensorType_Quaternion].values = mOrientation;
        }
    }
}
 

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
    SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(mRotationMatrix , event.values);
    SensorManager.getOrientation(mRotationMatrix, mOrientation);

    float zAngle = mOrientation[0];

    //Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Turn z: " + zAngle);

    if(originalAngle == 0) {
        originalAngle = zAngle;
    }

    if( !halfTurn && Math.abs(zAngle - backtoRange(originalAngle + Math.PI)) < ANGLE_SENSIBILITY ) {
        halfTurn = true;
        demiTurns++;
        sendTurnValues();
    }

    if( halfTurn && Math.abs(zAngle - originalAngle) < ANGLE_SENSIBILITY) {
        halfTurn = false;
        demiTurns++;
        ((Vibrator) getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE)).vibrate(100);
        sendTurnValues();
    }

}
 

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {

    // Get the device heading
    float degree = Math.round( event.values[0] );
    currentDegree = -degree;

    switch (event.sensor.getType()) {
        case Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD:
            mags = event.values.clone();
            break;
        case Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER:
            accels = event.values.clone();
            break;
    }

    if (mags != null && accels != null) {
        gravity = new float[9];
        magnetic = new float[9];
        SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(gravity, magnetic, accels, mags);
        float[] outGravity = new float[9];
        SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(gravity, SensorManager.AXIS_X,SensorManager.AXIS_Z, outGravity);
        SensorManager.getOrientation(outGravity, values);

        azimuth = values[0] * 57.2957795f;
        pitch = values[1] * 57.2957795f;
        roll = values[2] * 57.2957795f;
        mags = null;
        accels = null;
    }
}
 

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
    if (event.sensor == mAccelerometer) {
        System.arraycopy(event.values, 0, mLastAccelerometer, 0, event.values.length);
        mLastAccelerometerSet = true;
    } else if (event.sensor == mMagnetometer) {
        System.arraycopy(event.values, 0, mLastMagnetometer, 0, event.values.length);
        mLastMagnetometerSet = true;
    }
    if (mLastAccelerometerSet && mLastMagnetometerSet) {
        SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(mR, null, mLastAccelerometer, mLastMagnetometer);

        try {
            mDisplay = ((WindowManager) ((WallpaperService) context).getApplication().getSystemService(Service.WINDOW_SERVICE))
                    .getDefaultDisplay();
        } catch (Exception ignored){}


        int rotation = Surface.ROTATION_0;
        if(mDisplay != null) {
            rotation = mDisplay.getRotation();
        }

        float[] mRremap = mR.clone();
        if(rotation == Surface.ROTATION_90){
            SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(mR, SensorManager.AXIS_Y, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_X, mRremap);
        }
        if(rotation == Surface.ROTATION_270){
            SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(mR, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_Y, SensorManager.AXIS_X, mRremap);
        }
        if(rotation == Surface.ROTATION_180){
            SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(mR, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_X, SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_Y, mRremap);
        }

        SensorManager.getOrientation(mRremap, mOrientation);
    }
}
 

private void listing16_9() {
  final SensorEventListener mySensorEventListener = new SensorEventListener() {
    // Listing 16-10: Calculating the device orientation using the rotation vector
    public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent sensorEvent) {
      float[] rotationMatrix = new float[9];
      float[] orientation = new float[3];

      // Convert the result Vector to a Rotation Matrix.
      SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(rotationMatrix,
        sensorEvent.values);

      // Extract the orientation from the Rotation Matrix.
      SensorManager.getOrientation(rotationMatrix, orientation);
      Log.d(TAG, "Yaw: " + orientation[0]); // Yaw
      Log.d(TAG, "Pitch: " + orientation[1]); // Pitch
      Log.d(TAG, "Roll: " + orientation[2]); // Roll
    }

    public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int accuracy) { }
  };

  // Listing 16-9: Monitoring an accelerometer sensor
  SensorManager sm = (SensorManager)getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
  int sensorType = Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER;
  sm.registerListener(mySensorEventListener,
    sm.getDefaultSensor(sensorType),
    SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
}
 

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
	float[] mat = new float[9],
			orientation = new float[3];

	if (mLastAccuracy == SensorManager.SENSOR_STATUS_UNRELIABLE)
		return;

	SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(mat, event.values);
	SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(mat, SensorManager.AXIS_X, SensorManager.AXIS_Z, mat);
	SensorManager.getOrientation(mat, orientation);

	float z = orientation[0], // see https://developers.google.com/glass/develop/gdk/location-sensors/index
	      x = orientation[1],
		  y = orientation[2];

	if (mStartX == 10)
		mStartX = x;

	float mEndX = mStartX - (getChildAt(0).getHeight() - getHeight() * 0.5F) / VELOCITY;

	int prior = getScrollY(),
	      pos = (int) ((mStartX - x) * VELOCITY);

	if (x < mStartX) mStartX = x;
	else if (x > mEndX) mStartX += x - mEndX;

	smoothScrollTo(0, pos);
}
 

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
    float[] values;
    if (event.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER) {
        if (mAcceleration == null) {
            mAcceleration = event.values.clone();
        }
        values = mAcceleration;
    } else {
        // Magnetic field sensor
        if (mGeomagnetic == null) {
            mGeomagnetic = event.values.clone();
        }
        values = mGeomagnetic;
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        values[i] = ALPHA * values[i] + (1 - ALPHA) * event.values[i];
    }

    if (!mActive || !mListeningSensors || mUpdatePending ||
            mAcceleration == null || mGeomagnetic == null) {
        // Nothing to do at this moment
        return;
    }

    if (mCount++ <= 10) {
        return;
    }

    mCount = 0;
    float R[] = new float[9];
    float I[] = new float[9];
    if (!SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(R, I, mAcceleration, mGeomagnetic)) {
        // Rotation matrix couldn't be calculated
        return;
    }

    // Get the current orientation
    float[] orientation = new float[3];
    SensorManager.getOrientation(R, orientation);

    // Convert azimuth to degrees
    mNewDegree = Float.valueOf((float) Math.toDegrees(orientation[0]));
    mNewDegree = (mNewDegree + 360) % 360;

    mUpdatePending = true;
    refreshState();
}
 

public static void getOrientation(SensorEvent event,float[] output){
    //sensorRotationVectorToMatrix(event,oTmp);
    SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(oTmp, event.values);
    SensorManager.getOrientation(oTmp,output);
}
 

/**
 * override function return every change
 *
 * @param event Sensor changes
 */
@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {

    double startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();

    if (event.sensor == mAccelerometer) {
        mLastAccelerometer = event.values;
        mLastAccelerometerSet = true;
    } else if (event.sensor == mMagnetometer) {
        mLastMagnetometer = event.values;
        mLastMagnetometerSet = true;
    }
    if (mLastAccelerometerSet && mLastMagnetometerSet) {
        boolean success = SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(mR, null, mLastAccelerometer, mLastMagnetometer);
        SensorManager.getOrientation(mR, mOrientation);
        float azimuthInRadians = mOrientation[0];
        double azimuthInDegress = -(float) (Math.toDegrees(azimuthInRadians) + 360) % 360;

        if (Math.abs(azimuthInDegress - previousAzimuthInDegrees) > 300) {
            previousAzimuthInDegrees = azimuthInDegress;
        }

        azimuthInDegress = lowPass(azimuthInDegress, previousAzimuthInDegrees, startTime);

        if (mapReady) updateCamera((float) azimuthInDegress);

        RotateAnimation ra = new RotateAnimation(
                (float) previousAzimuthInDegrees,
                (float) azimuthInDegress,
                Animation.RELATIVE_TO_SELF, 0.5f,
                Animation.RELATIVE_TO_SELF,
                0.5f);

        ra.setDuration(500);
        ra.setFillAfter(true);
        compass.startAnimation(ra);
        innerPosition.startAnimation(ra);

        previousAzimuthInDegrees = azimuthInDegress;


        if (pointerPosition == true) {
            pointerFirstPositionX = compassLevel.getX();
            pointerFirstPositionY = compassLevel.getY();
            smallCircleRadius = smallCircleLevel.getX();
            pointerPosition = false;
        }

        if (success) {
            float orientation[] = new float[3];
            SensorManager.getOrientation(mR, orientation);
            double yaw = orientation[0] * 57.2957795f;
            double pitch = orientation[1] * 57.2957795f;
            double roll = orientation[2] * 57.2957795f;
            if (pitch > 90) pitch -= 180;
            if (pitch < -90) pitch += 180;
            if (roll > 90) roll -= 180;
            if (roll < -90) roll += 180;

            double time = System.currentTimeMillis();

            if (!start) {
                lastTime = time;
                lastRoll = roll;
                lastPitch = pitch;
            }
            start = true;


            double dt = (time - lastTime) / 1000.0;
            roll = lowPassPointerLevel(roll, lastRoll, dt);
            pitch = lowPassPointerLevel(pitch, lastPitch, dt);
            lastTime = time;
            lastRoll = roll;
            lastPitch = pitch;

            newX = (float) (pointerFirstPositionX + pointerFirstPositionX * roll / 90.0);
            newY = (float) (pointerFirstPositionY + pointerFirstPositionY * pitch / 90.0);

            compassLevel.setX(newX);
            compassLevel.setY(newY);

            if (smallCircleRadius / 3 < Math.sqrt((roll * roll) + (pitch * pitch))) {
                compassLevel.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_error_pointer);
            } else {
                compassLevel.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_level_pointer);
            }
        }


    }

}
 

private void updateOrientation(float[] rotationVector, EventChannel.EventSink events) {
  float[] rotationMatrix = new float[9];
  SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(rotationMatrix, rotationVector);

  final int worldAxisForDeviceAxisX;
  final int worldAxisForDeviceAxisY;

  // Remap the axes as if the device screen was the instrument panel,
  // and adjust the rotation matrix for the device orientation.
  switch (mWindowManager.getDefaultDisplay().getRotation()) {
    case Surface.ROTATION_0:
    default:
      worldAxisForDeviceAxisX = SensorManager.AXIS_X;
      worldAxisForDeviceAxisY = SensorManager.AXIS_Z;
      break;
    case Surface.ROTATION_90:
      worldAxisForDeviceAxisX = SensorManager.AXIS_Z;
      worldAxisForDeviceAxisY = SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_X;
      break;
    case Surface.ROTATION_180:
      worldAxisForDeviceAxisX = SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_X;
      worldAxisForDeviceAxisY = SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_Z;
      break;
    case Surface.ROTATION_270:
      worldAxisForDeviceAxisX = SensorManager.AXIS_MINUS_Z;
      worldAxisForDeviceAxisY = SensorManager.AXIS_X;
      break;
  }

  
  float[] adjustedRotationMatrix = new float[9];
  SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(rotationMatrix, worldAxisForDeviceAxisX,
          worldAxisForDeviceAxisY, adjustedRotationMatrix);

  // Transform rotation matrix into azimuth/pitch/roll
  float[] orientation = new float[3];
  SensorManager.getOrientation(adjustedRotationMatrix, orientation);

  double pitch = - orientation[1];
  double roll = - orientation[2];
  double[] sensorValues = new double[2];
  sensorValues[0] = pitch;
  sensorValues[1] = roll;
  events.success(sensorValues);
}
 

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
  if (mLastLocation == null) {
    return;
  }
  SensorManager.getRotationMatrixFromVector(mRotationMatrix, event.values);
  SensorManager.getOrientation(mRotationMatrix, mValues);

  /*
  if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
    System.out.println("sensorChanged (" + Math.toDegrees(mValues[0]) + ", " + Math.toDegrees(mValues[1]) + ", " + Math.toDegrees(mValues[2]) + ")");
  }
  */

  float bearing = 0f;

  if (mMap != null) {
    bearing = Double.valueOf(mMap.getCameraPosition().bearing).floatValue();
  }

  // get the angle around the z-axis rotated
  float degree = Double.valueOf(Math.toDegrees(mValues[0])).floatValue();

  if (Math.round(bearing) == Math.round(degree)) {
    System.out.println("bearing and degrees are the same.");
    return;
  }

  if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
    System.out.println("degrees " + degree + ", bearing " + bearing);
  }

  //tvHeading.setText("Heading: " + Float.toString(degree) + " degrees");

  CameraPosition cameraPosition = mMap.getCameraPosition();
  CameraPosition newPosition = new CameraPosition(cameraPosition.target, cameraPosition.zoom, cameraPosition.tilt, degree);
  mMap.moveCamera(CameraUpdateFactory.newCameraPosition(newPosition));
  // create a rotation animation (reverse turn degree degrees)
  /*
  RotateAnimation ra = new RotateAnimation(
          currentDegree,
          -degree-180,
          Animation.RELATIVE_TO_SELF, 0.5f,
          Animation.RELATIVE_TO_SELF,
          0.5f);

  // how long the animation will take place
  ra.setDuration(210);

  // set the animation after the end of the reservation status
  ra.setFillAfter(true);

  // Start the animation
  mCompass.startAnimation(ra);
  currentDegree = -degree-180;
  */
}
 

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {

    // Acquire accelerometer event data

    if (event.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER) {

        mGravity = new float[3];
        System.arraycopy(event.values, 0, mGravity, 0, 3);

    }

    // Acquire magnetometer event data

    else if (event.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD) {

        mGeomagnetic = new float[3];
        System.arraycopy(event.values, 0, mGeomagnetic, 0, 3);

    }

    // If we have readings from both sensors then
    // use the readings to compute the device's orientation
    // and then update the display.

    if (mGravity != null && mGeomagnetic != null) {

        float rotationMatrix[] = new float[9];

        // Users the accelerometer and magnetometer readings
        // to compute the device's rotation with respect to
        // a real world coordinate system

        boolean success = SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(rotationMatrix,
                null, mGravity, mGeomagnetic);

        if (success) {

            float orientationMatrix[] = new float[3];

            // Returns the device's orientation given
            // the rotationMatrix

            SensorManager.getOrientation(rotationMatrix, orientationMatrix);

            // Get the rotation, measured in radians, around the Z-axis
            // Note: This assumes the device is held flat and parallel
            // to the ground

            float rotationInRadians = orientationMatrix[0];

            // Convert from radians to degrees
            mRotationInDegrees = Math.toDegrees(rotationInRadians);

            // Request redraw
            mCompassArrow.invalidate();

            // Reset sensor event data arrays
            mGravity = mGeomagnetic = null;

        }
    }

}