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Using a traffic light to help parking the car in the garage

ajn
ajn over 11 years ago

Years ago, my father picked up a real/working traffic light.  I'd like to hang this in my garage and use it as a guide for my wife as she parks the car (Green=proceed, Yellow=slow down, Red=stop).  What should I be looking at for proximity sensors?  and how best to wire everything up?

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  • gadget.iom
    gadget.iom over 11 years ago +1
    Take a look at ultrasonic range finders. Modules such as this should suffice: HC-SR04 - MULTICOMP - ULTRASONIC DISTANCE SENSOR | CPC They can be interfaced with code such as this: Arduino Playground -…
  • mcb1
    mcb1 over 11 years ago in reply to gadget.iom +1
    If the red light has blown you may end up with a dented car. You could always check if the lamp is okay and flash all the remaining lamps at the same time to show an error. Obviously you'd need some…
  • ajn
    ajn over 11 years ago +1
    A big thank you to everyone who replied. I've got some great ideas to work with. Next step (for me) will be to order some parts and see what I can put together. I'll post an update when I've got something…
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  • Problemchild
    0 Problemchild over 11 years ago

    You can do this mechanically with a dangly thing positioned so that it touches the windscreen when it's time to stop.

    Not as good as good as an electronics project though image

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    0 Problemchild over 11 years ago in reply to Problemchild

    Interesting addition would be  an horizontal LED array telling you if you were to far left or right  when you were parking so you always had room to open the driver's door!

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  • clem57
    0 clem57 over 11 years ago in reply to Problemchild

    My Dad put a block on one wheel marking correct spot to stop!

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    0 clem57 over 11 years ago in reply to Problemchild

    My Dad put a block on one wheel marking correct spot to stop!

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    0 gadget.iom over 11 years ago in reply to clem57

    Didn't that make for an uncomfortable drive?

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