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Re: [Ri3D] BOOM DONE. We're not done...

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Dr. Joe,

I've pieced together what I could from the videos, and it sounds like you have a sharp IR sensor on board for ball detection, as well as some kind of acoustic sensor for measuring robot distance to the wall.

I tried digging through the java code you guys posted, but all I saw for distance measurements was based off the camera code/target detection.
If I've overlooked something please feel free to point me to the correct Java Class and I'll re-review.

Would you be able to provide any additional information on the sensor(s) used for ranging. I'm interested in knowing what make/model part was used and any usage notes (e.g. under what conditions did the sensor perform well/poorly).

Thanks, and great work.
All the sonar stuff is on the Arduino. We currently don't send the distance data anywhere but the display. This was just an interim solution. Long term we want the CRIO to have access to the distance data. We also are thinking about some interference detection/avoidance methods. Stay tuned...

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