HOW TO - Make short range "personal radar"

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Chris shows you how to make a really interesting close “proximity radar system” using IR – Link.

Related:

Make – Volume 10 – Radar Speed Detector (DIY: Circuits) (Page 148) – Link.

8 thoughts on “HOW TO – Make short range “personal radar””

thomas veil says:

February 11th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

Radar means “RAdio Detection And Ranging”. This is not a radar but a proximity detector using infrared.

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MadScott says:

February 11th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

IR detector RADAR? I don’t think so…cute idea but you could do better with a cheapo ultrasonic sensor anyway. Pity the editors never bother to review these things. Now a FLIR hack…that would be something.

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John Honniball says:

February 12th, 2008 at 3:33 am

I was hoping to see a true RADAR, too. But it looks like a Sharp IR ranging device on a scanner, which is a nice gadget all the same. Shame the video only shows the display in the car for a fraction of a second before moving on. I’d have liked to see more of that.

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Jack says:

February 15th, 2008 at 6:33 am

You geeks need to get a life. He made something cool out of a toy. Take it for what it is.

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