Until
well into the twentieth century, most devices developed for measuring distance
worked on the same principle comparison of the measure distance with a standard
unit of length. Other means are now available. One of these is the measurement
of time taken by a sound wave to cover a certain distance. This sound normally
lies beyond human hearing.
The ultrasonic range finder presented
here is suitable for measuring distance between 30cm and about 3m. The measured
distance is shown on a 2line-16digit LCD.
Operation:
This schematic block shows the
four major parts of the meter a sender a receiver timing and time reference
section and a counter with display.
The transduction element emits
burst of 12 pulses at a frequency of about 40 KHz. The frequency is roughly
identical with the resonance frequency of the two transducer, so that some sort
of selectivity is obtained
At
the sensing element. As soon as the first burst is emitted a bitable is
actuated which enable the counter. Immediately after the burst has been
Emitted,
the unit is switched to reception. The sensitivity of the receiver is a
function of time. During and immediately after emission of the burst, the sensitivity
is low.
Crosstalk between, the transduction
and sensing elements has therefore no effect on the operation of the unit. If
an echo is received very soon after cessation, of the emitted burst, it will be
sufficiently strong to be processed by the receiver in spite of the very low
sensitivity. An echo that takes a longer time to reach the sensing element will
be weaker but by then the sensitivity of the receiver has become higher.
The upshot of this arrangement is that
reliable measurement, unaffected by spurious reflections and crosstalk, may be
made with relatively simple means. At the instant the echo is sensed, the
bistable is reset and counter state transferred the to the output latch. Since
the clock frequency is 17.05 KHz and the velocity of sound under normal
atmospheric conditions may be taken as 341m the period of the clock is equal to
the time taken by the burst to travel 2cm i.e. 1 cm forward and 1 cm back. This
means that the number of clock pulses counted between the onset of emission of
the burst and the sensing of the echo is equal to the number of centimeters
between the transducers and the reflecting surface.
thanks
R.ASHOK KUMAR
MEGATECH
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