How to store distance data in array and calculate average of data from ultrasonic sensor

[kuddus]

I have tried this below code to get data from ultrasonic sensor of a particular object distance and store it in a array to calculate it average distance.

 #define trigPin 5
#define echoPin 2


long duration=0;
long distance=0;
long RightSensor=0;
int timeR=0;
int sum=0;
int my_array[5];

 void setup()  
 {  
  Serial.begin(9600);  

  Serial.begin (9600);
pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);

 }

  void loop()  
 {  
 

  




 
  for (int i=0;i<5;i++){ 
   RightSensor = dist();
   
   if(RightSensor<15){
    for (int i=0;i<5;i++){ 
    my_array[i] = RightSensor; 
     Serial.print("Distance From the Hazard Point = ");
  
Serial.println(RightSensor);
delay(500);
  }
  }
 

 
 }}







long dist(){                 
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
  distance = duration/58.2;
  

  return(distance);
}

[Paul_KD7HB]

And? Did you get results? Were they correct? Were the results what you actually measured?

[kuddus]

the data i was getting it prints 5 times but i want to store of 5 data in array.

[markd833]

Try:

#define trigPin 5
#define echoPin 2

long duration = 0;
long distance = 0;
long RightSensor = 0;
int timeR = 0;
int sum = 0;
int my_array[5];

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);

  Serial.begin (9600);
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
}

void loop()
{
  // acquire and store the readings
  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    RightSensor = dist();
    my_array[i] = RightSensor;
    delay(500);
  }

  // print the readings
  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    Serial.print("Distance From the Hazard Point = ");
    Serial.println(my_array[i]);
  }
}

long dist() {
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
  distance = duration / 58.2;

  return (distance);
}

I would check to see what range of distances can be returned by the ultrasonic sensor. Your dist() function returns a LONG but your my_array is only an INT.

What is the significance of the reading being less than 15?

[anon73444976]

You seem to be looping 25 times - why?

[mrburnette]

Rolling average:

Moving average filter - Using Arduino / Sensors - Arduino Forum

[kuddus]

i want to store data for finite range . then storing it in a array suppose 5 data has store in this finite location then i will sum this and give a average distance of that 5 data.
By the way thank you so much

[Paul_KD7HB]

Is the data correct? If not fix that first.