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Offline gianka256Topic starter

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Underwater Sensor
« on: March 17, 2009, 07:53:29 AM »
Hi,
I need to use a ultrasound range finder sensor underwater. I didn't find anything that works for this. I also wrote to Maxsonar to request more information about the LV-MaxSonar-WR1 sensor and they told me that it is waterproof but doesn't range in water.
So i read the data sheet of the LV-MaxSonar-EZ1 model and at the end of the page i found this: "If an object is too close during the calibration cycle, the sensor may then ignore objects at that distance" .
So if i protect the sensor with PVC or PMMA and recalibrate the speed of sound for the water do you thing is gonna work???
Thank and sorry for my english.


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Re: Underwater Sensor
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2009, 03:13:22 PM »
Hi,

If you want it to work reliably, I think you're better off getting a ready made sensor before spending endless hours on something that won't ever come close.

Searching for the exterior part/sensor, try the word "hydrophone", that should give you loads of hits.
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Søren

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