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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.

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