How to calculate distance using arduino

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#1

I am using GSM module with arduino and also drive motors of robot. so I want to calculate how much distance covered by robot linearly and print that distance in message which will send through GSM module.

i tried this formula in void loop
pathcovered = 23.14radius*rps of motor
but its not working. plz help me.

my code is

#define trigPin 12 // output for sensor
#define echoPin 2 // input for sensor
#define leftmotor 5
#define rightmotor 6
#define led 13
#define rxPin 0
#define txPin 1
#define ldr1 4
#define ldr2 7
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include <string.h>

void setup() {
Serial.begin (9600);
pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
pinMode(leftmotor, OUTPUT);
pinMode(rightmotor, OUTPUT);
pinMode(rxPin, INPUT);
pinMode(txPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
pinMode(ldr1, INPUT);
pinMode(ldr2, INPUT);
}

void loop() {
int time_request;
unsigned long int time, duration, distance, pathcover;
digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(1000);
digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
pathcover = 23.14radius*time_request;
duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
distance = (duration/2) / 29.1;
if (distance <=20)
{
Serial.print(distance);
Serial.println(" cm");
Serial.print(pathcover);
Serial.println(" m");
digitalWrite(leftmotor, LOW);
digitalWrite(rightmotor, LOW);
digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
delay(8000);
digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(1000);
digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
distance = (duration/2) / 29.1;
if (distance <=20)
{
Serial.print(distance);
Serial.println(" cm");
Serial.println(“AT”);
delay(2000);
Serial.println(“AT+CMGF=1”);
delay(1500);
Serial.print(“AT+CMGS=”);
delay(2000);
Serial.print((char)34);
Serial.print("+919096532386");
delay(4000);
Serial.println((char)34);
delay(2000);
Serial.println(“Obstacle detected on “-pathcover-” m from start point”);
delay(10000);
Serial.println((char)26);
return;
}
}
else {
Serial.println(“Out of range”);
digitalWrite(leftmotor, HIGH);
digitalWrite(rightmotor, HIGH);
digitalWrite(led, LOW);
}

delay(500);
}

#2

What is "time_request" supposed to be? It does not seem to be the number of revolutions the wheel has turned, which your pathcover equation is expecting.

You also initialize it to 0 at the top of loop every pass with int time_request;

void loop() {
  int time_request;
unsigned long int time, duration, distance, pathcover;
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(1000);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  pathcover = 2*3.14*radius*time_request;
#3

What is "radius"?

#4

In what programming language is this valid ?

Serial.println("Obstacle detected on "-pathcover-" m from start point");
#5

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#6

In what programming language is this valid ? Code:

Serial.println("Obstacle detected on "-pathcover-" m from start point");

C/C++, it would appear. I wonder what it does? It isn't a simple string continuation - maybe it is a bizarre constant pointer arithmetic operation

#7

Yep, that compiles fine. No worries.

unsigned long int  pathcover;

void setup ()
  {
  Serial.begin (115200);
  Serial.println("Obstacle detected on "-pathcover-" m from start point");
  }  // end of setup

void loop () { }

Output:

-22
#8

Of course, the answer should really be 42

#9

Let's work out why.

We'll assume that the string "Obstacle detected on " was allocated at address 256.

It is 22 bytes long including the trailing null.

And we'll assume that " m from start point" was allocated at 256 + 22.

So the calculation gives us:

256 - 0 - (256 + 22)

Yep, that's -22.

Of course, the answer should really be 42

The answer really should be "There is no spoon."

#10

Suppression of warnings really is a double-edged sword.

#11

You don't want to frighten people with warnings. They might get alarmed. ;)

#12

42 I can see. (How much is 6 x 8 ?)

Spoon? Lost me there.

#13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzm8kTIj_0M

#14

Or as Magritte might have said "Ceci n'est pas une cuillère"

#15

CrossRoads: 42 I can see. (How much is 6 x 8 ?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answer_to_the_Ultimate_Question_of_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything#Answer_to_the_Ultimate_Question_of_Life.2C_the_Universe_and_Everything_.2842.29

6 x 9, Bob. :)

#16

Proof:

#17