Laser Rangefinder
founder:	nephirus
depends on:
interested:	-
software license:	-
hardware license:	-

Aim of this project is to build a low-cost and reliable distance sensor. Commercial devices are either unreliable (Sharp IR distance sensors, SRFxx ultrasonic rangefinders) or way too expensive (SICK / Hokuyo devices).

Basic idea is described in [1].

• Find suitable cheap CMOS sensor and optics [TODO]
• Find suitable laser module [TODO]
• Make stationary mounting frame [TODO]
• Design DSP circuit for fast image processing [TODO]
• Make rotary platform for 360° planar scanning [TODO]
• Use in robots! [TODO]

• [1] A low-cost laser distance sensor (IEEE Xplore)
• [2] http://robotbox.net/blog/gallamine/neato-robotics-xv-11s-lidar-hacked