alternate range sensor ?

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) General Exhibition
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Hi,
I wanted to know if there was alternatives to IR and Ultrasound range sensors. I thought of:

  • autofocus elements (founds in some cameras)
  • laser beam sensors (in some telemeters)
    and wondered if any of you had experience with those and where to buy ???
    Thanks
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You could train a bat to use its sonar and then squeal at certain pitch according to the distance that it measures with the sonar. There you go. Simple and effective.

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How about get a monkey with a paddleball? Put a stretch sensor instead of a rubberband. When the ball hits something, it bounces and hits the monkey. The monkey screams, and you use the last measurement from the sensor to tell the distance!

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haha veeeery smart guys. Did you did connect your brain directly to GND for that kind of answer ? I was expecting more constructive answers.

http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/ubr/ff03laser.php
http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200110/vision.htm

http://www.slashphone.com/69/3419.html

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Sorry for the useless answers.
And my brain wasn't connected to ground It was just a floating input.