Project 2 - Measuring the distance of an object using ultrasonic sensor and also smoothen the sensor data using moving average filter

AIM:

To implement the code for “Measuring distance of an object using ultrasonic distance sensor (28015 Ping) and also smoothen the sensor data using moving average filter”.

COMPONENTS REQUIRED:

• BREADBOARD
• ARDUNIO
• OSCILLOSCOPE
• FUNCTION GENERATOR
• CAPACITOR
• RESISTOR
• ULTRASONIC DISTANCE SENSOR
• CONNECTING WIRE

CODE:

/* The circuit:
- +V connection of the PING))) attached to +5V
- GND connection of the PING))) attached to ground
- SIG connection of the PING))) attached to digital pin 7
// this constant won't change. It's the pin number of the sensor's output:
*/
const int pingPin = 7;

void setup()

{
// initialize serial communication:
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop()

{
// establish variables for duration of the ping, and the distance result
// in inches and centimeters:
long duration, inches, cm;

// The PING))) is triggered by a HIGH pulse of 2 or more microseconds.
// Give a short LOW pulse beforehand to ensure a clean HIGH pulse:
pinMode(pingPin, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(pingPin, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(2);
digitalWrite(pingPin, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(5);
digitalWrite(pingPin, LOW);

// The same pin is used to read the signal from the PING))): a HIGH pulse
// whose duration is the time (in microseconds) from the sending of the ping
// to the reception of its echo off of an object.
pinMode(pingPin, INPUT);
duration = pulseIn(pingPin, HIGH);

// convert the time into a distance
inches = microsecondsToInches(duration);
cm = microsecondsToCentimeters(duration);

Serial.print(inches);
Serial.print("in, ");
Serial.print(cm);
Serial.print("cm");
Serial.println();

delay(100);
}

long microsecondsToInches(long microseconds)

{
// According to Parallax's datasheet for the PING))), there are 73.746
// microseconds per inch (i.e. sound travels at 1130 feet per second).
// This gives the distance travelled by the ping, outbound and return,
// so we divide by 2 to get the distance of the obstacle.
return microseconds / 74 / 2;
}
long microsecondsToCentimeters(long microseconds) {
// The speed of sound is 340 m/s or 29 microseconds per centimeter.
// The ping travels out and back, so to find the distance of the object we
// take half of the distance travelled.
return microseconds / 29 / 2;
}