Proposal of an ultrasonic sensor array with flexible and scalable organization

In measuring on ultrasonic sensor array, measured objects have different shapes and sizes. Therefore, we have to move sensor array mechanically according to the shape and size of the measured objects. This problem would cause to need much time for measuring. To solve this problem, we propose the org...

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Published inArtificial life and robotics Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 189 - 194
Main Authors Morita, Yuichi, Kono, Sota, Yamawaki, Akira
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo Springer Japan 14.06.2019
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Artificial Intelligence
Computation by Abstract Devices
Computer Science
Connectors
Control
Mechatronics
Modules
Object recognition
Original Article
Robotics
Sensor arrays
Sensors
Ultrasonic testing
Scalability
Flexibility
Ultrasonic sensor array
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Summary:In measuring on ultrasonic sensor array, measured objects have different shapes and sizes. Therefore, we have to move sensor array mechanically according to the shape and size of the measured objects. This problem would cause to need much time for measuring. To solve this problem, we propose the organizing method of the ultrasonic sensor array, whose sensors can be flexibility and scalability applied to arbitrary objects with different shapes and sizes, respectively. In this proposed structure, several ultrasonic sensors compose a module. The modules are connected by serial communication with flexible connectors and can be bending. In this paper, we develop a test bed hardware of the single module and verify the operation.
ISSN:1433-5298
1614-7456
DOI:10.1007/s10015-018-0511-5