• Title/Summary/Keyword: range-only sensor

Search Result 216, Processing Time 0.025 seconds

Mobile robot localization using an active omni-directional range sensor (전방향 능동거리 센서를 이용한 이동로봇의 자기위치 추정)

  • 정인수;조형석
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
    • /
    • 1997.10a
    • /
    • pp.1597-1600
    • /
    • 1997
  • Most autonomous mobile robots view things only in front of them. As a result they may collide against objects moving from the side or behind. To overcome the problem we have built an Active Omni-directional Range Sensor that can obtain omni-directional depth data by a laser conic plane and a conic mirror. Also we proposed a self-localization algorithm of mobile robot in unknown environment by fusion of Odometer and Active Omn-directional Range Sensor.

  • PDF

Compact and versatile range-finding speedometer with wide dynamic range

  • Shinohara, Shigenobu;Pan, Derong;Kosaka, Nozomu;Ikeda, Hiroaki;Yoshida, Hirofumi;Sumi, Masao
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
    • /
    • 1995.10a
    • /
    • pp.158-161
    • /
    • 1995
  • A new laser diode range-finding speedometer is proposed, which is modulated by a pair of positive and negative triangular pulse current superimposed on a dc current. Since a target velocity is directly obtained form a pure Doppler beat frequency measured during the non-modulation period, the new sensor is free from the difficulties due to the critical velocity encountered in the previous sensor. Furthermore, the different amplitude of the two triangular pluses are so adjusted that the measurable range using only one laser head is greatly expanded to 10cm through 150cm, which is about two times that of the previous sensor. The measurement accuracy for velocity of .+-.6mm/s through .+-.20mm/s and for range is about 1%, and 2%, respectively. Because the new sensor can be operated automatically using a microcomputer, it will be useful for application of a 3-D range image measurement of a slowly moving object.

  • PDF

Notify boiling water by using TMP36 sensor

  • Lau, Shuai
    • Korean Journal of Artificial Intelligence
    • /
    • v.4 no.1
    • /
    • pp.8-10
    • /
    • 2016
  • These days, citizens have a lot of ways to get access to IT. In the past, they tended to neglect IT that was thought to be difficult. But, currently, everyone can manufacture and get access not only software but also hardware when he has an idea. Arduino is used. Rinnai had recently released new product named Smart Sensor Range. Safe consumer who gave priority to the safety made new trend gave attention to fire prevention and smart sensor range. The ones who buy gas range prefer safety to economic advantage and/or fire power. The safety system does not always prevent fire accident. This study makes design and produces alarm that perceives temperature of pot when boiling. Not only temperature sensor but also alarm sensor was used to make alarm of boiling water and to give convenient living life. The arduino can be used at practical life to make products for various kinds of people. The invention can give convenience to housewives at kitchen, children and many persons making use of gas range. Another function can be added to develop. This arduino can develop a lot of products by using the study and other designs.

Robust range-only beacon mapping in multipath environments

  • Park, Byungjae;Lee, Sejin
    • ETRI Journal
    • /
    • v.42 no.1
    • /
    • pp.108-117
    • /
    • 2020
  • This study proposes a robust range-only beacon mapping method for registering the locations of range-only beacons automatically. The proposed method deals with the multipath propagation of signals from range-only beacons using the range-only measurement association (RoMA) and an unscented Kalman filter (UKF). The RoMA initially predicts the candidate positions of a range-only beacon. The location of the range-only beacon is then updated using the UKF. With the proposed method, the locations of range-only beacons are accurately estimated in a multipath environment. The proposed method also provides the location uncertainty of each range-only beacon. Simulation results using the model for multipath propagation and experimental results in a real indoor environment verify the performance of the proposed method.

Silicon Pressure Sensor Using Shear Piezoresistance Effect (전단 압저항 효과를 이용한 실리콘 압력센서)

  • 권태하;이우일
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
    • /
    • v.25 no.3
    • /
    • pp.307-314
    • /
    • 1988
  • The thin, square-diaphragm silicon pressure sensor utilizing shear piezoresistance effect was designed and fabricated and its characteristics were examined. The sensor has only one diffused resistor, whereas conventional full-bridge sensor has four. Sensitivity is somewhat lower but temperature compensation is easier than the latter. The proposed sensor was fabricated with only one p-type diffused resistor of the dimension of 113x85\ulcorner\ulcornerlocated near the center of the edge of the diaphragm. The resistor was at 45\ulcornerwith the edge of the diaphragm. The sensitivity of the sensor was 36\ulcorner/V\ulcornermHg and was linear in the pressure range from 0 to 300 mmHg. The temperature coefficient without temperature compensation was 55 ppm/\ulcorner and it was decreased to about 0.17 mmHg/\ulcorner with compensation in the range from 10 to 60\ulcorner.

  • PDF

Development of optical temperature distribution measurement system for Underground Power Transmission tunnel (지중선로의 분포 온도 측정 시스템 개발)

  • Lee, Keun-Yang;Song, Woo-Sung
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
    • /
    • 1998.07b
    • /
    • pp.766-768
    • /
    • 1998
  • Optical Temperature Distribution measurement System (OTDS) is completely different from conventional electric point sensor in that it uses the optical fiber itself as the sensor. This new concept in temperature measuring system requires only one fiber to be laid. The use of optical fiber also gives the advantage of small diameter, light weight, explosion resistance, and electromagnetic noise resistance. The OTDS is a sensor which is capable of making a precise measurement over a wide range of areas using only a single optical fiber. Since current temperature sensors, such as the thermocouple, are only used to measure temperaturea of point, they are almost impractical for measuring a wider range because of the extremely high cost. In comparision with current sensors, the optical fiber distributed temperature sensor can make much quicker and more precise measurements at a comparatively low cost.

  • PDF

An implementation of fiber-optic sensors for impulse voltage and current measurement using a BSO and an YIG (BSO와 YIG를 이용한 임펄스 전압, 전류 측정용 광센서 구현)

  • 송재성;김영수
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
    • /
    • v.13 no.8
    • /
    • pp.688-693
    • /
    • 2000
  • In this paper an optical voltage sensor and an optical current sensor which can be used for the measurement of impulse voltage and current are implemented. BSO single crystal is utilized as a voltage sensor(Pockels effect cell). An rare earth doped YIG is used as a current sensor(Faraday effect cell). A new signal processing technique is adopted not only to avoid the influences o external optical fiber pertubations of transmitting optical fiber but also to improves the frequency response characteristics of the fiber-optic voltage and current sensors. Experimental results show that optical voltage sensor has maximum 2.5% error within the voltage range from 0V to 500V. and optical current sensor has maximum 2.5% error within the current range and that of optical current sensor is about 1.5% within temperature range from -2$0^{\circ}C$ to 6$0^{\circ}C$. The proposed optical sensors have good frequency response characteristics within the frequency range from DC to 10MHz.

  • PDF

Potentiostat circuits for amperometric sensor (전류법 기반 센서의 정전압 분극 장치 회로)

  • Lim, Shin-Il
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
    • /
    • v.18 no.1
    • /
    • pp.95-101
    • /
    • 2009
  • A simple and new CMOS potentiostat circuit for amperometric sensor is described. To maintain a constant potential between the reference and working electrodes, only one differential difference amplifier (DDA) is needed in proposed design, while conventional potentiosatat requires at least 2 operational amplifiers and 2 resistors, or more than 3 operational amplifiers and 4 resistors for low voltage CMOS integrated potentiostat. The DDA with rail-to-rail design not only enables the full range operation to supply voltage but also provides simple potentiostat system with small hardwares and low power consumption.

Design and evaluation of a distributed TDR moisture sensor

  • Zhang, Bin;Yu, Xinbao;Yu, Xiong
    • Smart Structures and Systems
    • /
    • v.6 no.9
    • /
    • pp.1007-1023
    • /
    • 2010
  • This paper describes the development and evaluation of an innovative TDR distributed moisture sensor. This sensor features advantages of being responsive to the spatial variations of the soil moisture content. The geometry design of the sensor makes it rugged for field installation. Good linear calibration is obtained between the sensor measured dielectric constant and soil physical properties. Simulations by the finite element method (FEM) are conducted to assist the design of this sensor and to determine the effective sampling range. Compared with conventional types of moisture sensor, which only makes point measurement, this sensor possesses distributed moisture sensing capability. This new sensor is not only easy to install, but also measures moisture distribution with much lower cost. This new sensor holds promise to significantly improve the current field instruments. It will be a useful tool to help study the influence of a variety of moisture-related phenomena on infrastructure performance.

Two-Dimensional Depth Data Measurement using an Active Omni-Directional Range Sensor (전방향 능동 거리 센서를 이용한 2차원 거리 측정)

  • Joung, In-Soo;Cho, Hyung-Suck
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
    • /
    • v.5 no.4
    • /
    • pp.437-445
    • /
    • 1999
  • Most autonomous mobile robots view only things in front of then, and as a result, they may collide with objects moving from the side or behind. To overcome this problem, an active omni-directional range sensor system has been built that can obtain an omni-directional depth map through the use of a laser conic plane and a conic mirror. In the navigation of the mobile robot, the proposed sensor system produces a laser conic plane by rotating the laser point source at high speed: this creates a two-dimensional depth map, in real time, once an image is captured. The results obtained from experiment show that the proposed sensor system is very efficient, and can be utilized for navigation of mobile robot in an unknown environment.

  • PDF