Authors:
Emir Sokic
;
Kenan Softic
;
Mina Ferizbegovic
;
Jasmina Zubaca
and
Melita Ahic-Djokic
Affiliation:
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Keyword(s):
Sensory System, Environment Analysis, Distributed System, Ultrasound, Laser, Sensor, Robotics.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Environmental Monitoring and Control
;
Human-Robots Interfaces
;
Industrial Automation and Robotics
;
Industrial Engineering
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Perception and Awareness
;
Robot Design, Development and Control
;
Robotics and Automation
;
Sensors Fusion
;
Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Control
Abstract:
This paper presents the work in progress on the design and testing of a distributed ultrasound-based sensory
system for hybrid 1D and 2D environment visualisation. Many common sensors used in robotics, such as
infrared and ultrasonic sensors, cameras and lasers mainly focus on quantifying distances and shapes, while
rarely have the ability to differentiate among different sensed surfaces/materials. We propose an inexpensive
prototype sensory system based on popular ultrasonic sensors which uses ultrasonic reflections to determine
the acoustic reflection coefficients. This additional feature allows differentiating among sensed objects. Moreover,
the developed ultrasonic cells are equipped with a microcontroller for basic signal processing and a
communication link for integration into a sensor network. In this paper, we discuss the possibility of fusing
obtained sensor array data and laser measurements.