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Obstacle avoidance using Infra Red Sensors

Posted by Altaf on September 25, 2012 at 9:05am

I have 4 infra red sensors which I plan to use for obstacle avoidance.. I want to edit the Arducopter 2.7.3 software in such a way that when an obstacle is detected, my quadcopter avoids it in either of the 4 directions..

How do I start ?

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Euan Ramsay March 20, 2013 at 5:36am

I'm keen on this two, but fundamental lack of electronic knowledge leaves me wondering if I can just simply chain these up in parallel to form a single, 360' sensor.
Peter Koek March 20, 2013 at 4:15am

How did you connect the 4 sensors to the APM. Are you using APM 1 or 2?
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Thomas J Coyle III November 6, 2012 at 12:45pm

@Altaf,

Take a look at the ArduRover code as JLN has added code to use a Sharp IR sensor in place of the sonar. I am attaching a copy of the ArduRover 2.20b code.

Regards,

TCIII

APMrover220b_firmware.zip

https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3692541217?profile=original
Thomas the Nerd November 6, 2012 at 10:54am

I am also interested in the obstacle avoidance via InfraRed sensors. And not just for horizontal, I think I might have at least one that looks up (to avoid hitting trees, ceiling, etc, OR when the vehicle is tilted because it is flying forward). Have you made any progress?
Mike Boland September 25, 2012 at 1:55pm

You would need to download the source code and a copy of the Arduino software.

The Arduino software will allow you to edit, compile and upload your changes to your board.