Many vehicles are fitted with ultrasonic sensors that let you know if you're getting too close to a wall or pedestrian, however the actual distance is not given. For those with a small garage this data can be quite useful when parking is tight, and thus a system has been created by Instructables member checho0180 to do just that.
Their system uses two Arduino-compatible circuits - one uses an ultrasonic distance sensor and a wireless data transmitter to send the distance measured between the wall and car to another circuit which is inside the motor vehicle, and displays the distance on an LCD - for example:
Then the driver can have a real-time display of the remaining distance when parking in a tight spot. For all the details, visit the project Instructable page. And for more, we're on facebook, twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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