Title :
Design of cost-effective range meter for robotic applications
Author :
Freiha, Georges ; Mkhadder, Mohammad ; Owayjan, Michel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Commun. Eng., American Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Beirut, Lebanon
Abstract :
The ultrasonic range meter measures the distances separating obstacles from a reference point based on ultrasonic waves. Like the LIDAR (Laser Imaging Detection and Ranging), this project is desired to measure the distance as well as the laser angle in order to localize the surrounding objects. Unlike LIDAR and all available range meters, this new low cost design can measure the distances using one rotating sensor connected to the serial port of a computer via wireless serial communication. Based on coding studies, the received data will be analyzed by a Lab VIEW algorithm in order to map the surrounding region. Absorption, scattering and Doppler Effect are taken into consideration.
Keywords :
Doppler effect; optical radar; peripheral interfaces; robots; ultrasonic applications; virtual instrumentation; Doppler effect; LIDAR; LabVIEW algorithm; absorption; coding studies; cost-effective range meter design; laser imaging detection and ranging; reference point; robotic applications; rotating sensor; scattering effect; ultrasonic range meter; ultrasonic waves; wireless serial communication; Acoustics; Arrays; Indexes; Laser radar; Measurement by laser beam; Ports (Computers); Robot sensing systems; Angle Detection; Distance Detection; Map of a region; Obstacle detection; Ultrasonic range meter;
Conference_Titel :
Computer, Control, Informatics and Its Applications (IC3INA), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bandung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4577-1
DOI :
10.1109/IC3INA.2014.7042598
