COST-EFFECTIVE ROTATING INFRA-RED SENSOR FOR ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS

This project presents the application of low cost infrared sensor for robotic
applications. Infrared sensor application is very common in these days and has been
utilized in various fields. However, infrared sensors which offer high accuracy and
cover wide angle in detection are costly. Thus, the main objective of conducting this
project is to design a prototype that can perform a two-dimensional(2D) area mapping
of the surrounding to give accurate detection and identification of the surrounding
objects by utilizing low-cost infrared sensor, instead of using the high performance
infrared sensors which their market prices are much higher. The prototype is designed
to have a single rotating infrared sensor installed on the robot`s body, with a particular
emphasis on having a wide observation capability up to 180°.