Error-eliminating rapid ultrasonic firing
Abstract
A system for producing reliable navigation data for a mobile vehicle, such as a robot, combines multiple range samples to increase the "confidence" of the algorithm in the existence of an obstacle. At higher vehicle speed, it is crucial to sample each sensor quickly and repeatedly to gather multiple samples in time to avoid a collision. Erroneous data is rejected by delaying the issuance of an ultrasonic energy pulse by a predetermined wait-period, which may be different during alternate ultrasonic firing cycles. Consecutive readings are compared, and the corresponding data is rejected if the readings differ by more than a predetermined amount. The rejection rate for the data is monitored and the operating speed of the navigation system is reduced if the data rejection rate is increased. This is useful to distinguish and eliminate noise from the data which truly represents the existence of an article in the field of operation of the vehicle.
- Inventors:
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- Ann Arbor, MI
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868899
- Patent Number(s):
- 5239515
- Assignee:
- University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-86NE37969
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- error-eliminating; rapid; ultrasonic; firing; producing; reliable; navigation; data; mobile; vehicle; robot; combines; multiple; range; samples; increase; confidence; algorithm; existence; obstacle; speed; crucial; sample; sensor; quickly; repeatedly; gather; time; avoid; collision; erroneous; rejected; delaying; issuance; energy; pulse; predetermined; wait-period; alternate; cycles; consecutive; readings; compared; corresponding; amount; rejection; rate; monitored; operating; reduced; increased; useful; distinguish; eliminate; noise; truly; represents; article; field; operation; ultrasonic energy; predetermined amount; operating speed; multiple samples; energy pulse; corresponding data; multiple sample; mobile vehicle; /367/901/
Citation Formats
Borenstein, Johann, and Koren, Yoram. Error-eliminating rapid ultrasonic firing. United States: N. p., 1993.
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@article{osti_868899,
title = {Error-eliminating rapid ultrasonic firing},
author = {Borenstein, Johann and Koren, Yoram},
abstractNote = {A system for producing reliable navigation data for a mobile vehicle, such as a robot, combines multiple range samples to increase the "confidence" of the algorithm in the existence of an obstacle. At higher vehicle speed, it is crucial to sample each sensor quickly and repeatedly to gather multiple samples in time to avoid a collision. Erroneous data is rejected by delaying the issuance of an ultrasonic energy pulse by a predetermined wait-period, which may be different during alternate ultrasonic firing cycles. Consecutive readings are compared, and the corresponding data is rejected if the readings differ by more than a predetermined amount. The rejection rate for the data is monitored and the operating speed of the navigation system is reduced if the data rejection rate is increased. This is useful to distinguish and eliminate noise from the data which truly represents the existence of an article in the field of operation of the vehicle.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Tue Aug 24 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}