Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!behara From: behara@cs.rpi.edu (Albert Behar) Newsgroups: comp.robotics Subject: Need info on time-of-flight sensors... Message-ID: Date: 7 Feb 91 21:03:03 GMT Sender: behara@cs.rpi.edu Distribution: na Organization: Rensselaer Computer Science, Troy NY Lines: 18 Nntp-Posting-Host: cs.rpi.edu Does anyone have any info on different types of sensors I might be able to use to detect objects. (ie infrared, microwave,...) I'm currently working with polaroid sonar sensors on a mobile robots for detection of objects. The dispersion cone and slow response time of the sonar sensors has made us seek a better alternative. Our range of sensing is about 20 ft. We have heard of a few infrared sensors that have a range we might be able to use but, no names of who makes them. Any ideas, leads, or info are greatly appreciated. -- ++++++++++++++++---------------------------------+++++++++++++++++ Albert Behar (518)276-2898 email:behara@turing.cs.rpi.edu NASA Center for Intelligent Robotic Systems for Space Exploration Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180