Re: Proposed Elements Not Currently In Data Spec

On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Paul Boyes <pb@opencar.com> wrote:
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> On Jul 7, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Rees, Kevron <kevron.m.rees@intel.com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Paul Boyes <pb@opencar.com> wrote:
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> I propose that the follow elements be added to the Data Spec.  Thoughts?
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> Barometric Pressure - current exterior barometric pressure
> Brake Pedal Depressed - whether brake pedal is depressed or not
> Wheel Speed - zoned? - speed of each wheel
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> Is this similar to WheelTick?  or more abstract?  Should WheelSpeed
> replace WheelTick?
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> —wheel tick is rotation count.  wheel speed is the actual speed of the wheel
> in kph.
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In theory you could calculate wheel speed from the wheel tick if you
knew the circumference of the wheel... but we don't include that data.
So yes, I think wheel speed could be useful.

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> Ignition On Time - time ignition came on
> Ignition Off Time - time ignition went off
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> Would this be a timestamp (DOMTimestamp)?
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> I think so.
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> Yawrate - yawrate
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> In addition to these, I would like to add the following:
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> DrivingMode - This abstract attribute uses things like speed and gear
> (and possibly other attributes) to convey whether or not the system is
> safe to use by the driver.  Use case would be if the developer wants
> to disable certain functions in the app in order to prevent the driver
> from being distracted.
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> NightMode - Abstract property that uses one or more sensors to convey
> to the app whether or not it's night time or not.  Use case would be
> to change the UI theme of the app if it is night time.
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> We are also curiously missing button events for the steering wheel, etc.
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Received on Monday, 7 July 2014 19:59:17 UTC