ThomasWebb
Newbie level 1
Hi,
Two things right off the bat:
1) I'm a software guy
2) This is just for fun
I have a 2"x2"x2" plastic cube. The cube is hollow. The cube's walls are ~1mm thick.
The cube might be: empty, contain a liquid, or contain a powder (those are the only possible contents)
I'd like to build something myself (Arduino/Rasberry Pi) that I can use to determine the cube's contents in an automated fashion without weighing.
I've read the first few chapters of a book entitled, "Ultrasonic Measurements for Process Control" with a focus on chapter 6: "Density Applications".
That pretty much sums up my knowledge on the subject. ;-) But it does appear to me that I could use some type of ultrasonic transducer to either measure the reflection of the cube or measure the waves that pass through the cube to make a good guestimate of what lies inside (acknowledging that distance, temperature, humidity, etc. would have to be taken into account).
Assuming I'm not already 100% off the rails does this sound like something a non-hardware person could try for fun?
Thank you in advance
Two things right off the bat:
1) I'm a software guy
2) This is just for fun
I have a 2"x2"x2" plastic cube. The cube is hollow. The cube's walls are ~1mm thick.
The cube might be: empty, contain a liquid, or contain a powder (those are the only possible contents)
I'd like to build something myself (Arduino/Rasberry Pi) that I can use to determine the cube's contents in an automated fashion without weighing.
I've read the first few chapters of a book entitled, "Ultrasonic Measurements for Process Control" with a focus on chapter 6: "Density Applications".
That pretty much sums up my knowledge on the subject. ;-) But it does appear to me that I could use some type of ultrasonic transducer to either measure the reflection of the cube or measure the waves that pass through the cube to make a good guestimate of what lies inside (acknowledging that distance, temperature, humidity, etc. would have to be taken into account).
Assuming I'm not already 100% off the rails does this sound like something a non-hardware person could try for fun?
Thank you in advance