Using the Wiimote as a sensor in water research

Journal article (2010)
Department
Water Management (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: American Geophysical Union
DOI: https://doi.org/doi:10.1029/2010WR009350
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01-12-2010

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Water Resources Research, 46, 2010

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Department

Water Management

Abstract

The $40 “Wiimote” (an input device belonging with the Nintendo® Wii™ game system) can be used by hydrologists as a sensor. The device contains three accelerometers and an infrared camera with built?in source tracking. It communicates by Bluetooth®. Because of the efforts of the hacking community it is now easy to let the Wiimote communicate with a standard personal computer. Using a floating evaporation pan as an example, we show that the Wiimote, although it may have potential drawbacks when used in field campaigns, is a good addition to the hydrologist's bag of tools, especially for proof of concept testing.

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