On Sat, 2008-02-09 at 14:46 +1300, Apptech wrote:
> >> http://www.pyroelectro.com/projects/ir_radar/index.html
> 
> > Infrared distance sensor, no "radar" at all.  :(
> 
> ____________
> 
> The implicit meaning of xxDAR is that the system uses time 
> of flight measurement, which this doesn't. One can argue 
> that everything and anything else is worthy of the name, but 
> it wasn't originally how the name was understood. eg LIDAR 
> IS light radar.

Hehe, mostly unrelated, but my ultrasonic "radar" project
(http://repatch.dyndns.org:8383/pic_stuff/ultrasonic_radar/index.html)
at least did the time of flight stuff! :) I guess I should have called
it "UDAR", or perhaps ADAR (Acoustic Detection and Ranging?)

TTYL
-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist