Ultrasonic sensor array for remote sensing of profiles of bulk materials

Sonbul, Omar S.; Popejoy, P.; Kalashnikov, Alexander

doi:10.1109/i2mtc.2012.6229189

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“…Ultrasonic sensor can also determine the volume of a heap and mass of bulk commodity with pulse echo method. The sensor connected to a transducer helps to detect volume of substance [5]. The measurement of flat surface is first considered before calculating the volume of heap of commodity.…”

Section: B Motivation and Problem Statementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Smart Storage Container for Solids

2020

IJRTE

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In this paper, we introduce a novel smart storage container for tracking the level of solid commodities (dal, rice, sugar, salt,, etc.,) stored to assist in inventory management without human interaction. The intelligent container is an application of Internet of Things (IoT) in kitchen automation. This technology incorporates an ultrasonic sensor that uses pulse echo method to monitor and sense the level of solid commodity kept within storage containers. A microcontroller monitors the level of commodity with the help of sensors and assists in tracking the quantity of commodity. Pulse echo method determines the difference between an empty container and a particular level of completion based on frequency values taken as threshold values. The microcontroller enhanced along with a GSM modem notifies the user or house owner and a request is sent to the store to deliver the commodity on the verge of completion. The smart and intelligent container provides personal assistance in monitoring the usage of day-to-day kitchen commodity.

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“…The mass and volume of materials placed on partially filled container or conveyor belt can be determined using ultrasonic sensor that employs pulse echo method [5]. An inexpensive ultrasonic sensor was used to detect the volume amongst other sensors.…”

Section: A Measurement Of Heap Of Quantitymentioning

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Smart Storage Container for Solids

2020

IJRTE

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“…The most interesting application found in literature is presented in [20]: in this paper, ultrasonic sensor arrays are used to detect the profiles of bulk materials. This solution is very similar to the one of the possible measurement system described in Section 4: nevertheless, the architecture proposed in [20] is twodimensional (measure of profiles) rather than three-dimensional (measure of surfaces). As a consequence, no actual volume measurement technique is presented.…”

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A geometrical approach for the measurement of the volume of masses of granular material through grid-layout sensor networks

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“…Air ultrasound range finders are used for distance measurements in construction and surveying (ultrasonic tape measures [1]), for proximity sensing [2], and for collision avoidance in parking aids [3] and autonomous vehicles [4]. Some other applications, which are being developed at the moment, include ultrasonic sensing of surface profiles [5], distributed intrusion detection systems [6] and walking aids for people with visual impairments [7].…”

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Determining the Operating Distance of Air Ultrasound Range Finders: Calculations and Experiments

Sonbul

Kalashnikov

2014

IJC

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Estimating the operating distance of air ultrasound range finders by using the suitably modified radar equation and experimental verification of the developed computational procedure is discussed. It is shown that, despite notable differences between operating conditions of radars and air ultrasonic range finders, the radar equation is applicable to the considered case, and calculations of the relevant terms for this case are presented. The experimental assessment was carried out by evaluating the probability of detection at various distances from the custom built device. The calculated and experimental results seem to agree well despite using a number of values with high degree of uncertainty. The described procedure can be used at the design stage of air ultrasound range finders in order to reduce the number of prototypes before finalizing the design to a single prototype.

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Ultrasonic sensor array for remote sensing of profiles of bulk materials

Cited by 7 publications

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Smart Storage Container for Solids

Smart Storage Container for Solids

A geometrical approach for the measurement of the volume of masses of granular material through grid-layout sensor networks

Determining the Operating Distance of Air Ultrasound Range Finders: Calculations and Experiments

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