runpandas.types.acessors.metrics.MetricsAcessor.vertical_speed

MetricsAcessor.vertical_speed(to_special_column=True, **kwargs)

Calculates the vertical climbing speed (VAM) in meters using an Activity frame.

Parameters

• to_special_column (convert the distance calculated (pandas.Series)) – to special runpandas VAM column (runpandas.types.columns.VAM). Default is True.

• **kwargs (Keyword args to be passed to the VAM build method) –

Returns

vam – A Series of floats representing the vertical altitude speed in meters with the same index of the accessed activity object.

Return type

pandas.Series or runpandas.types.columns.VAM