How Do Ultrasonic Distance Sensors Work?
In this video, Karen talks about ultrasonic distance sensors. These sensors use high frequency sound, above human hearing, to detect objects within their range. Unlike other no-touch sensors, they can not only detect if there is an object within range, but also how far away that object is. Check out the video to watch Karen explain more about how these sensors work.
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Top Comments
Awesome Karen!
You were not even born, when I begged a ultrasonic pizoelectric transducers off of a manufacture to write a thesis project paper some 40 years ago. I begged because the cost of the device…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound
Oxford Dictionary of Physics perhaps ?
https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198821472.001.0001/acref-9780198821472…