
Fire Bird V ATMEGA2560 Hardware Manual
Figure 3.30: Infrared Range finder sensor and its inside view
Figure 3.31: Distance measurement based on angel of reflection
Fire Bird V supports three types of IR range sensors from Sharp Microelectronics.
GP2D120 GP2D12 GP2Y0A02YK
Figure 3.32: Sharp IR Range sensors for Fire Bird V
Sensor
Range
Blind Spot
GP2D120X
30cm to 20cm
4cm to 0cm
GP2Y0A02YK
80cm to 10cm
10cm to 0cm
GP2Y0A02
150cm to 20cm
20cm to 0cm
Table 3.9: Sharp IR Range sensors coverage
Figure 3.33: Distance Vs. Output voltage of GP2D120, GP2Y0A02YK and GP2Y0A02YK
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