[2472946] Sensor.TYPE_ORIENTATION returns inverted roll values

update the documentation is sensors.h to reflect reality.
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Mathias Agopian 2010-02-26 13:15:18 -08:00
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@ -138,7 +138,22 @@ __BEGIN_DECLS
* the z-axis moves toward the y-axis.
*
* roll: Rotation around Y axis (-90<=roll<=90), with positive values when
* the x-axis moves AWAY from the z-axis.
* the x-axis moves towards the z-axis.
*
* Note: For historical reasons the roll angle is positive in the clockwise
* direction (mathematically speaking, it should be positive in the
* counter-clockwise direction):
*
* Z
* ^
* (+roll) .--> |
* / |
* | | roll: rotation around Y axis
* X <-------(.)
* Y
* note that +Y == -roll
*
*
*
* Note: This definition is different from yaw, pitch and roll used in aviation
* where the X axis is along the long side of the plane (tail to nose).