Research Initiation:  Acoustic Position Sensing for Robotics
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The objective of this research is to study the merits of acoustic               positron sensing methods and to assess their usefulness as an absolute          positron sensor for robotic manipulators.  Basic methods for inferring          distance using an acoustic source and a detector include measuring:             traverse time for pulse from source to detector (flight time), phase            shift between source signal and detected signal, frequency shift                between source and detector if one or both are moving (Doppler effect),         and difference tone.  Possible acoustic source types include pulse              trains, constant frequency signals, linearly varied frequency signals,          and pulses of constant or varied frequency.  The research will                  investigate these source types and measurement methods for the case of          mutiple sources mounted on the manipulator of a robot and multiple              detectors in the surrounding environment.  The object is to produce a           positron and orientation sensing system suitable for robot control.
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