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Ultrasonic Parking Assistant

Ultrasonic Parking Assistant

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Summary

We saw a version of this project in The Shed Magazine, and thought it would be perfect to build using our duinotech parts. It simply uses an ultrasonic distance sensor to measure how far away the car is from the sensor, and then light up an RGB LED module to let you know how close you are. A simple job perfectly suited to an Arduino.

Materials Required

1Duinotech UNO r3 Main BoardXC4410
1Duinotech Leonardo r3 Main BoardXC4430
1Arduino Compatible RGB LED ModuleXC4428
1Eclipse 9V Alkaline BatterySB2423
1150mm Plug to Socket Jumper Leads - 40 PiecesWC6028

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Future Improvements

To make full use of the Ultrasonic Parking Assistant, it should be mounted on something fixed and pointing towards where the car will be approaching (ideally, right towards the number plate). We found that it could be made flat by gently bending the pins on the ultrasonic sensor and jumper leads 90 degrees, like below:

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