Change Logs

Coaster Fusion

These are the changes related to the algorithm that generates the roller coaster analysis. You do not need to upgrade — any track uploaded will be analysed using the latest algorithm.

Coaster Logger

These are the changes to the Coaster Logger app — usually pertaining user interface and user facing feature changes.

    • Fixes a bug that causes the app to crash when browsing cumulative achievements.

    • Fixes a critical bug where the app crashes when trying to record a video of the 3D coaster model.

    • Fixes a critical bug where the upload state is not determined correctly. Keeps screen on during an upload to improve reliability.

    • Improved Watch app reliability.

    • More coasters in the Sample Gallery from California, Texas, Canada, Japan and Malaysia.

    • Updated instructions on the Logger screen.

    • Fixed a bug where the coaster model cannot be viewed in AR.

    • Introducing handy Welcome guide.

    • First version available on Android.

    • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

    • Introducing seasonal easter eggs on the Settings screen.

    • Fixes a bug when computing the Relay and Returning Guests badges.

    • The Coaster Logger Apple Watch app now logs uncalibrated raw data, which will be used in a future update of the Coaster Fusion algorithm for improved tracking accuracy.

    • You can now see the last time the app checked for a completed coaster analysis.

    • Bug fixes with companion Apple Watch.

    • Minor UI and UX improvements.

    • Fixes a bug whereby the app may crash in the background after viewing a roller coaster analysis result.

    • Fixes a bug whereby the app may crash in the background after viewing a roller coaster analysis result.

    • Export beautiful poster-style images and reel-style videos of tracked 3D coaster models with the new advanced composer — with full control the model, colours, background, text and watermark.

    • Indication when an analysis is being downloaded.

    • Improved clarity around location permission prompting.

    • Enhanced button clarity when viewing plots.

    • Streamlined the coaster track renaming experience.

    • Improved lifetime trend plots to better handle large gaps between coaster rides.

    • Fixes an issue where the scream loudness during your coaster ride is not captured.

    • Fixes a bug where the Hyper, Giga and Strata coaster badges are computed incorrectly. You may have to track your next coaster after this update for this bug fix to apply.

    • Fixes a bug where the Astronaut badge is computed incorrectly. You may have to track your next coaster after this update for this bug fix to apply.

    • Fixes a bug where the local time of the roller coaster is not displayed properly.

    • Fixes a bug in the airtime visualisation widget.

    • Additional tips and hints shown throughout the interface.

    • Improved handling of timestamps when you have ridden roller coaster across multiple time zones.

    • Improved reliability of Watch Only recording transfer.

    • Improved permission prompting when using the Watch to recording.

    • Bug fixes

    • Updated Samples

    • Fixes an issue where the Sample Gallery would not load.

    • Fixes an issue with coaster filtering

    • Initial release.

    • Introduce Android support! Coaster Logger and Coaster Fusion now support Android! Note that quality of tracks from Android phones may vary in quality more than the iPhone counter parts — this is becuase of the hetregenous nature of the Android ecosystem. Further, your Android phone must support the minimum set of sensor requirements — Accelrometer, gyroscope, barometer and GPS. Microphone is optional.

    • The Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) algorithm has been completely redeveloped, providing better performance consistency across heterogenous smartphone hardware. The custom sensor fusion algorithm handles magnetometer signals more intelligently, especially under challenging magnetic environments, such as launches and break segments. The custom filter also generally behaves in a more stable way under high dynamic conditions.

    • With the new AHRS changes, you can expect a 5% average improvement in track shape — but most importantly, the worst case scenario can improve by up to 50%. Height and speed estimations also improve in accuracy by 3.6% and 4.7% respectively. Launch and lifthill counts also improved marginally. These values are applicable to tracks measured with iPhones.

    • Improved handling and warning when there are unexpected gaps in non-inertial data such as acceleration or gyroscope measurements.

    • Improved coaster trimming heuristics when barometer values are unreliable.

    • Improved max acceleration and max speed estimations.

    • Minor performance improvements.

    • Improved reward function when integrating acceleration information, taking into account barometer information:

      • iPhone enhancements, specifically in GPS-denied environments (e.g. indoor rides) (415bfb18)

        • 6% improvements in coaster shape estimation.

        • 4.5% improvements in speed estimation.

        • 7.6% improvements in coaster length estimation.

      • Apple Watch specific enhancements (37f150f1)

        • A 42% reduction in the RMSE of maximum height estimation.

      • Overall improvement across the entire validation dataset (d8b4305c)

        • General coaster shape expected to improve on average by 3%, with minimal improvements to height estimation (<1%).

        • 3.5% improvement in speed estimation expected.

    • More tolerant to large and variable gaps in barometer measurements, especially from Apple Watches. However, note that the altitude information will be degraded accordingly.

    • Enhanced walking detection algorithm to improve recording trimming, allowing the analysis the focus on the true roller coaster portions.

    • Fixes a critical issue where Watch Only recordings of coasters will not parse at all.

    • Improved representative point calculation, using all available GPS points during the recording, not just the ride portion.

    • Fixes a critical issue with Watch recordings exhibiting incorrect altitude fusion due to coordinate system mismatch.

    • Initial release.

Note: Updates to Coaster Fusion will not alter old analysis, though you can always re-upload theme for analysis. Once re-uploaded, though, you will not be able to go back to the previous analysis.