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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: doly77 on September 17, 2011, 03:19:17 PM
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Hi,
I'm looking for an obstacle detector with a 360-degree field of view, it can be a laser, radar or whatever it doesn't matter.
If we compare quality and price, the laser range finder Revo LDS looks pretty nice but I can't find it and I guess there are some new ones now.
Could you please named some of them ?
Thanks
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The Revo LDS triangulation-based rangefinder is not available for purchase separately, but getting a Neato XV-11 is still much cheaper than other time-of-flight based laser rangefinders. Of course, the Hokuyo/SICK laser rangefinders are more accurate, but the cost is quite prohibitive for most hobbyists.
If you just want 360 degrees of distance, and can afford slow speed, a Sharp IR rangefinder on a servo could give you that data for less than $30.
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Thanks for your answer.
I need a 360-degree field of view and about 10 metres radius.
Do you think only expensive laser (such as Hokuyo) can do this ?
Is laser mandatory to do this job or another technology could do it ?
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Hi,
Ultra-Sound should do.
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Hi,
Ultra-Sound should do.
You're right, thanks.