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Arduino Two Ultrasonic Sensor Radar - 360 degrees Rotation

We present you the radar we created in the MicroLab lab. This radar uses 2 ultrasonic sensors and 1 motor moving continuously 360 degrees.

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Arduino Two Ultrasonic Sensor Radar - 360 degrees Rotation

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 5V/16MHz
SparkFun Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 5V/16MHz
×1
Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)
Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)
×2
Sony 3V Lion battery 3000mAh
×3
Driver DRV8825 for Stepper Motors for Theremino System
Driver DRV8825 for Stepper Motors for Theremino System
×1
Arduino MKR1000
Arduino MKR1000
×1
DC motor (generic)
×1

Software apps and online services

Processing 3
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

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Custom parts and enclosures

2-phased stepper motor of the Microcon

The motor has regulated for continiously rotation

Arduino mini pro

DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier

Plastics

All the plastic parts have made via 3D printer

Batteries Lion 3000mAh each

The batteries are rechargeable

ultrasonic distance sensors for Arduino

Radar uses two (2) ultrasonic sensors

HC-05 6 Pin Wireless Bluetooth RF Transceiver Module Serial For Arduino

Radar gets the data via bluetooth communication

Code

The whole MicroLab Radar code

Processing
//this is the whole code running via Processing 3.3.6. (MicroLab-Greece)
//All parts tests carried out in Arduino IDE. The plastic parts are made via 3D printer
import processing.serial.*; //import library in order serial interface data
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; //import library for reading data from serial port
import java.io.IOException;
Serial myPort;//defines serial object
//variable definition
String angle="";
String distance="";
String data="";
String noObject;
float pixsDistance;
int iAngle, iDistance;
int index1=0;
int index2=0;
PFont orcFont;

void setup() {
 
  size (860, 860); 

 smooth();
 myPort = new Serial(this,"COM5", 57600); //starting communication with specofic port
 myPort.bufferUntil('.'); //reads data from port delimited by '.'

}

void draw() {
 
 fill(98,245,31); 
 //simulation of moving line (motion and fade)
 noStroke();
 fill(0,4); 
 rect(0, 0, width, height); 
 fill(7,246,23);
//draws the radar calling functions
 drawRadar(); 
 drawLine();
 drawObject();
 drawText();
}

void serialEvent (Serial myPort) { //start reading data from specified port
 //reads data from port delimited by (.) and assigns them in string defined variable "data"
 data = myPort.readStringUntil('.');
 data = data.substring(0,data.length()-1);

 index1 = data.indexOf(","); //detect charachter ',' and assign it to the defined string variable 'index1'
 angle= data.substring(0, index1); // read the data from position "0" to position of the variable index1 or the value of the angle, via bluetooth, sents into the Serial Port
 distance= data.substring(index1+1, data.length()); //reads the data from index() from first to last (distance)
 //convert stings variables into integer
 iAngle = int(angle);
 iDistance = int(distance);
}

void drawRadar() {
 pushMatrix();
 translate(420,420); //moving the coordinats start
 noFill();
 strokeWeight(1);
 stroke(255,245,255);
 // draws the arc lines
  arc(0,0,860,860,0,TWO_PI);
 arc(0,0,720,720,0,TWO_PI);
 arc(0,0,580,580,0,TWO_PI);
 arc(0,0,440,440,0,TWO_PI);
 arc(0,0,300,300,0,TWO_PI);
 arc(0,0,160,160,0,TWO_PI);
 arc(0,0,20,20,0,TWO_PI);
//darw of angle lines
 line(-width/2.0,0,width/2.0,0);
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(30)),-width*sin(radians(30)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(60)),-width*sin(radians(60)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(90)),-width*sin(radians(90)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(120)),-width*sin(radians(120)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(150)),-width*sin(radians(150)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(180)),-width*sin(radians(180)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(210)),-width*sin(radians(210)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(240)),-width*sin(radians(240)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(270)),-width*sin(radians(270)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(300)),-width*sin(radians(300)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(330)),-width*sin(radians(330)));
 line(0,0,-width*cos(radians(360)),-width*sin(radians(360)));
 line(-width*cos(radians(30)),0,width/2.0,0);
 popMatrix();
}
 //this function draws the detected object converting the distance into pixels on screen according the angle
void drawObject() {
 pushMatrix();
 translate(420,420);
 strokeWeight(3);
 stroke(255,10,10); 
 pixsDistance = iDistance*2; //converting distance from cm into pixels
 //with (if) we define the limit range to 2meter  (200cm) ! anyone can change the limits according to sensors specifications and drwas the line converting distance into pixel
 if(iDistance<200){
   line(pixsDistance*cos(radians(iAngle)),-pixsDistance*sin(radians(iAngle)),950*cos(radians(iAngle)),-950*sin(radians(iAngle)));
  }
 popMatrix();
}
//this function draws the radar rotatable line
void drawLine() {
 pushMatrix();
 strokeWeight(6);
 stroke(10,74,250);
 translate(420,420); 
 line(0,0,950*cos(radians(iAngle)),-950*sin(radians(iAngle))); 
 popMatrix();
}
//function drawing text on screen nad its values taking from sensors
void drawText() {
 
 pushMatrix();
 
 fill(0,0,0);
 noStroke();
 rect(0, 1010, width, 600);
 textSize(15);
 fill(5,255,5);
 
 translate(640,294);
 rotate(-radians(-5));
 text("30°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 translate(548,200);
 rotate(-radians(-5));
 text("60°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 translate(420,160);
 rotate(radians(0));
 text("90°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 translate(292,199);
 rotate(radians(-30));
 text("120°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 translate(202,296);
 rotate(radians(-60));
 text("150°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 translate(166,422);
 rotate(radians(-90));
 text("180°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 translate(197,550);
 rotate(radians(-110));
 text("210°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 translate(292,641);
 rotate(radians(360));
 text("240°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 
 translate(420,677);
 rotate(radians(-360));
 text("270°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 
 translate(544,640);
 rotate(radians(-380));
 text("300°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 
 translate(641,547);
 rotate(radians(-5));
 text("330°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 
  translate(674,422);
 rotate(radians(-360));
 text("360°",0,0);
 resetMatrix();
 
 translate(50,50);
 rotate(radians(0));
 textSize(17);
 fill(255,103,1);
 text("MicroLab Radar",0,0);
 
 resetMatrix();
 
 if(iDistance>200) {
noObject = "Out of Range";
}
else {
noObject = "In Range";
}
fill(0,0,0);
noStroke();
rect(0, 1010, width, 1080);
fill(26,230,32);

textSize(20);
text("Object: " + noObject, 250, 50);
text("Angle: " + iAngle +" °", 500, 50);
text("Distance: ", 650, 50);
if(iDistance<200) {
text(" " + iDistance +" cm", 750, 50);
}
 
 popMatrix(); 
 
 

 }

Motor sketch (code)

Arduino
Defines and regulates the 2-phased motor rotation
//This sketch defines and regulate the 2-phased stepper motor
int trigPinA =13;
int echoPinA=12;
volatile unsigned long durationA;
volatile int distanceA;
volatile uint16_t counter;


int trigPinB =11;
int echoPinB=10;
long durationB;
int distanceB;

volatile unsigned long Start;
unsigned long  timer1_counter;
void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  // Arduino initializations
Serial.begin(9600);

Serial.write("AT+NAMERADAR");

  delay(1000);

  Serial.write("AT+PIN1234");

  delay(1000);
 Serial.write("AT+BAUD8");


  delay(1000);

Serial.end();

  
  Serial.begin(115200);

 //pinMode(2,INPUT);
 pinMode(2, OUTPUT);

 pinMode(3,OUTPUT);
 pinMode(9,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(10,INPUT);
   pinMode(12,INPUT);
 pinMode(11,OUTPUT);
 pinMode(13,OUTPUT);
 digitalWrite(2,LOW);
 digitalWrite(9,LOW);
 digitalWrite(2,HIGH);
 //pinMode(2,OUTPUT);



  // initialize timer1 
  noInterrupts();           // disable all interrupts
  TCCR1A = 0;
  TCCR1B = 0;

  // Set timer1_counter to the correct value for our interrupt interval
  timer1_counter = 65505;   // preload timer 65536-16MHz/256/100Hz
  //timer1_counter = 64286;   // preload timer 65536-16MHz/256/50Hz
  //timer1_counter = 34286;   // preload timer 65536-16MHz/256/2Hz
  
  TCNT1 = timer1_counter;   // preload timer
  TCCR1B |= (1 << CS12);    // 256 prescaler 
  TIMSK1 |= (1 << TOIE1);   // enable timer overflow interrupt
  interrupts();             // enable all interrupts


}


ISR(TIMER1_OVF_vect)        // interrupt service routine 
{
  TCNT1 = timer1_counter;   // preload timer
  digitalWrite(3, digitalRead(3) ^ 1);
  counter++;
  if (counter>=12800*2)
  counter=0;
}

void loop() {


digitalWrite(trigPinA, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(2);
// Sets the trigPin on HIGH state for 10 micro seconds
digitalWrite(trigPinA, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(10);

digitalWrite(trigPinA, LOW);
//Reads the echoPin, returns the sound wave travel time in microseconds
durationA= pulseIn(echoPinA, HIGH);
distanceA= durationA*0.029/2;
    noInterrupts();  
    int i=(counter/2)/35.5555;
    interrupts();
  Serial.print(i);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.print(distanceA,DEC);
  Serial.print(".");


digitalWrite(trigPinB, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(2);
// Sets the trigPin on HIGH state for 10 micro seconds
digitalWrite(trigPinB, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(10);

digitalWrite(trigPinB, LOW);
//Reads the echoPin, returns the sound wave travel time in microseconds
durationB= pulseIn(echoPinB, HIGH);
distanceB= durationB*0.029/2;
    noInterrupts();  
     i=(180+(counter/2)/35.5555);
     if(i>360)
     i=i-360;
    interrupts();
  Serial.print(i);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.print(distanceB,DEC);
  Serial.print(".");



delay(0);



}

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microlab greece

microlab greece

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