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From: gcouger@olesun.okstate.edu (Gordon Couger)
Subject: Re: Ideas for sonar systems
Message-ID: <1993Feb17.045419.7540@osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu>
Keywords: Sonar systems, laser rangefinders, mobile robots
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In article <1993Feb16.110853.9282@hsr.no> roger@hsr.no (Glenn Roger Soerensen) writes:
>sonar/ultrasonic systems (and also laser rangefinders) for mobile robots,
>so I am interested in ideas, suggestions, comments, literature references,...
>(whatever) on the subject. I have some ideas myself, such as:
>
>-Using a stereo-pair (or even an array) of ultrasonic sensors to more precisely
> control the sonar beam, both for sending and receiving,
>
>-Using external (acoustic) devices (such as parabolic "mirrors") to get
> better directivity,
>

I saw a news release on a 8 channel A/d converter 12 bits, I Think,
The neat part that all 8 channels captured at the same instant.
This would give phase info that should greatly inhance imaging.
I don't rember where I saw it though.

Gordon
Gordon Couger
AB5Dg   Agriculture Engineering Oklahoma State University
gcouger@olesun.agen.okstate.edu 405-744-6514 day 744-2794 evenings   
