{"id":2796,"date":"2024-02-02T17:44:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simulide.com\/p\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2024-02-12T04:02:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T04:02:40","slug":"long-distance-measurement_df353","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simulide.com\/p\/long-distance-measurement_df353\/","title":{"rendered":"LONG DISTANCE MEASUREMENT_(DF353)"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Simulide R2162 or higher).
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To measure<\/strong> distances there are multiple devices such as measuring tapes, lasers, ultrasounds, etc., but when you want to measure longer distances<\/strong>, measure a terrain with all its potholes and obstacles or measure the perimeter<\/strong> of an irregular property, the “ODOMETER”<\/strong> is used . This measuring equipment consists of a wheel as a sensing element<\/strong><\/em> that, when manually rolled over the ground, measures the distance traveled in meters <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>using a counter.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
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The project that we propose here is based on the design of an odometer<\/strong><\/em>, for this we use the Simulide DC motor encoder<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> In this case, the motor is used passively (for simulation only), so its shaft is attached to the measuring wheel.<\/span><\/span> We have included an OLED<\/strong> screen with a counter<\/strong> of the meters traveled and the value of the wheel radius<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> For the measurement to be correct, the circumference in meters must be known<\/strong><\/em>, which is achieved with the <WHEEL><\/strong> adjustment potentiometer.<\/span><\/span> When starting up the system enters adjustment mode, by moving the potentiometer you can enter the value of the wheel radius up to a maximum of 1 meter<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span> From this data, the length of the wheel circumference is displayed on the OLED<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Below we detail the controls and use<\/strong> of our odometer:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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