Investigating the resolution ability of the HC-SRO4 ultrasonic sensor

Abstract

An Arduino microcontroller has been used for many projects since its first presentation in 2005. This integrated chip used with a variety of sensors to construct many attractive projects and circuits. In this paper, we aim to investigate the resolution ability of one of the famous sensors attached to the Arduino which is called the ultrasonic HC-SR04 sensor. This sensor basically, is made from a transmitter and receiver that work in the sonar range of frequencies. It is used to indicate the distance of objects similar to the Radar principle. By experimental results another feature could be added to the data sheet of this sensor, named as distance resolution. By applying a reasonable shape and dimension for the target objects at a distance of 11 cm, the experimental results show that this sensor has resolution ability configured in the range of 7 cm displacement between two adjacent objects. Furthermore, the paper suggests increasing the sensor aperture to increase such ability for certain application that used the sensor for discrimination between adjacent objects.