The purpose of this MQP is to design and implement an ultrasound-based rugged range finding system that utilizes piezo-electric air transducers. The application is collision avoidance. This project involves the design and implementation of system components: the transmitter, composed of a burst generator, power amplifier, and a[n] AC-DC converter; the receiver, composed of a soft-limiting amplifier, filter, and A-D converter; the digital signal processing, which utilizes analytical cross correlation, and the controller, composed of VHDL firmware, ISA Bus, and software.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Pincott, Michael Steven
• Vieira, Adam Dennis
• Oliva, Patricio Felipe

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 99D178M

Advisor

• Pedersen, Peder C.

Year

• 1999

Date created

• 1999-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright