Which Radar model number does SbRiIO 9632 support?

[Danish666]

Which Radar model number does SbRiIO 9632 support?

I am a complete newbie. i am working on the DaNI robot 1.1 with sbRIO 9632; and the option of using IRs, SONARs, LIDARs have all been taken for area mapping..i have to use the RADAR, is this compatible with Labview? and specifically which model number should i be looking for? i have to give a simple demonstration to move the robot from point A to B, with obstacles in the way..

Regards,
Thanks in advance 

[Matt.S]

Hi Danish666,

What radar are you looking at you can communicate with?  Can you please provide some information of the RADAR you are going to be using or at least the communication protocol it uses.

Once I know what you are talking to or how it will talk I will be able to provide some infomation on how best to achive this with your sbRIO.

Best regards

[Danish666]

well, i am certainly not sure how to go about the approach. i am now asked to use any sensor on the DaNI robot to implement mapping and path planning (obstacle avoidance). and i am interested in using the RADAR. i have read that SAR and Imaging RADARs are used for mapping. the real problem is i am not able to find a suitable radar module to be implemented in the Robot. The communication protocol should be serial bus type (thats what i have worked out it to be). Also the use of any Path Planning Algorithm compatible with Labview should be helpful to help in the robot's motion. I have to start everything from scratch.The current DaNI robot has a ping ))) sensor and moves across the floor randomly. Any suggestions on how i should go about the project? . also any suggestion on particular RADAR MODULE COMPATIBLE with the 9632 and the Labview.
Regards.

[Matt.S]

Hi,

Any radar module that communicates through RS232 will be computable you can send it commands via NI-VISA. In reference to the programming of the robot then please see the link below that I feel will be of interest.

Reference Architecture for Mobile Robotics

The LV robotics tool kit contains some Obstacle Avoidance VI's that will be helpful to get you started. These can be sound in the robotics pallet in LabVIEW itself.

Best regards

[Brian_Powell]

I haven't found a low-cost RADAR sensor, yet.  From what I've seen, most of the small-scale (as opposed to weather) RADAR imaging systems are built for automotive applications.

This one... http://www.smartmicro.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=95

has CANbus, RS-485, PoE, and Wifi interfaces, and might be appropriate for you.  The sbRIO 9632 won't be able to interface with any of those directly, but you can add CANbus or RS-485 modules to the sbRIO, and you could add an external Wifi router or PoE hub without too much trouble.

I'm curious why you are wanting to use RADAR.  What benefit do you see in it vs. LIDAR or other technology?

[Danish666]

i have been assigned the task to do mapping and path planning on a daNI robot sbrio 9631. and so are seversal others.. a person is using a single LIDAR already, another is using 2 -IRs, Kinet and Camera Imaging projects have also been taken. and that is why i thought of using the RADAR. but yes, the RADARs ineffieciency as compared to the LIDAR has sparked a lot of questions already. any suggestions?

Regards