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COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Phone: (617) 273-3055
ADVANCES IN ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY HAVE LED TO A NEED OF COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE ROBOTS. A COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM USES A MULTITUDE OF NON-CONTACT, SHORT RANGE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SENSORS INTERFACED TOGETHER TO COLLECT DISTANCE AND BEARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE ROBOT. PRESENTLY, NO SUITABLE DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS EXIST FOR THIS APPLICATION. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INEXPENSIVE, MODULAR, SHORT RANGE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS. THE METHOD OF MEASUREMENT INVOLVES MEASURING THE PHASE DELAY EXPERIENCED BY AN AMPLITUDE MODULATED LIGHT SOURCE AS IT TRAVELS TO AND FROM A TARGET SURFACE. THE PHASE DELAY IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE TARGET DISTANCE. THE SYSTEM IS EASILY INTERFACED TO A CENTRAL PROCESSOR AND CONTROLLER.
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