Construction sonar sensor model of low altitude field mapping sensors for application on a UAV

• Published in: Proceedings - 2012 IEEE 8th International Colloquium on Signal Processing and Its Applications, CSPA 2012
• Main Author: Bin Misnan M.F.; Arshad N.M.; Razak N.A.
• Format: Conference paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84861567260&doi=10.1109%2fCSPA.2012.6194766&partnerID=40&md5=25d152d6c4b06760e1591008fbc338a9

Creating a two dimensional (2D) map required a suitable position and orientation of ultrasonic sensors which must be primarily determined. The series of ultrasonic sensors are used for low-altitude mapping on pre-determined plane. A pre-determined angle must be known and calculated before it is used in the mapping. Experiment was conducted on a model with a height of 160 cm from the ground surface. Reflective sound waves that were produced from the sensors had been experimented and analyzed to cover a constructed plane. Data from the sensors was analyzed and processed to create a virtual map that nearly similar as the real pre-determined plane. The experimental results were also tested in the real environment. © 2012 IEEE.