Eight-way Sonar Turret for the Miabot Pro       The 8-way Sonar Turret is an innovative new way in which a robot can be aware of its environment. It interfaces eight sonar-ranging modules at equally-spaced angles to sense objects to the left, right, front and back. The 8-way Sonar Turret has a much more comprehensive coverage than the 4-way turret over 360 degrees, allowing for a far more acurate view of its surroundings.   In a research environment this gives small robots the sensing power of much larger mobile robot platforms. Firmware available on the Miabot Pro allows distance information from all eight sensors to be sent back to a PC (via Bluetooth).  The returned data can be easily integrated into your own application and we supply a sample visual RADAR application to display the returned data. This module can be easily adapted for use with other robot platforms or micro-controllers.

Specification: Powered from robot Frequency: 40KHz Max Range: 3 m Min Range: 3 cm Sensitivity: Can detect 3cm diameter broom handle at > 2m Input trigger: 10uS Min. TTL level pulse 100mm diameter.