Sonar Array

TOC

• Overview
• Project Plan
• Lexicon
• Literature Review
• Boards
• Communication
• Sensors
• Nodes
• Sonar Array Package
• Troubleshooting

Overview

The Sonar Array project is designed to study and create an advanced sensor array that can use COTS sonar sensors to build a map of a robot's surroundings.

The Sonar Array will be composed of the following:

• Multiple Parallax Ping Ultrasonic Distance Sensors.
• A mounting hardware design to provide the following mounting options:
  • A fully contained Sonar Array
  • Hardware designed to mount sonar sensors to specific locations on your robot
• Software Driver running on a Board to use the Sonar Sensors, along with a ROS Node that can communicate with the Board that publishes this data over ROS.
• Visualization tools used to see the Sonar Array in action

Project Plan

Status	Epic
STARTED	Sonar Sensor Characterization
STARTED	Sonar Array Driver
NOT STARTED	Sonar Array Hardware Design & Build
NOT STARTED	Sonar Array Simulation
NOT STARTED	Sonar Array Driver Optimization
NOT STARTED	RVIZ Sonar Array Plugin
NOT STARTED	Occupancy Grid
NOT STARTED	Sonar Array Driver Scan/Ping Pattern Automation

Lexicon

Literature Review

Boards

Communication

Sensors

Nodes

Sonar Array Package

Troubleshooting