Are you looking for a radar module to help you make a smart home solution while you don’t have a limited budget? Ai-Thinker’s 10G Radar sensor could be a potential choice.
Ai-Thinker radar module Rd-04 is a motion sensing module designed based on X-band radar chip XBR818.
Its main function is to sense the human body in motion, which is useful for an accurate sensing of some scenarios like human walking, etc.
The frequency of Rd-04 Radar sensor is 10.525GHz. Its main function is to sense the micro-motion and movement of human body.
The farthest distance of radar detection is 6.5 meters when hanging on the wall, and the coverage of radar detection can reach 50 degrees.
This module has various advantages like it is low cost, consumes very less power and it’s a high performance sensor.
Rd-04 radar module can be used in smart home applications.
By sensing the micro-motion and movement of human body, it can detect and result in intelligently control the operation of household appliances.
Some specific application scenarios are shown below:
Smart Home Application: Intelligent Refrigerator
The human body detection radar module has the characteristics of high sensitivity, high reliability, low power consumption, etc and when it is applied to the intelligent refrigerator it can control backlight of the large-screen display according to the movement of people in the detection area of the radar
Example: when people enter the detection area, the display starts, and when people leave the detection area, the display stops. This reducing the power consumption of the appliances and also helps increase life of the display backlight by optimizing its operating hours.
Smart Home Application: Door Access Control System
Low-power radar module can be used for face recognition access control system, which can be used in use case such as office buildings, community doorways, government buildings, etc.
When people are in close proximity, the screen lights up and wakes up the access control system, This allows the access control system to be in a low-power state without being affected by ambient light and temperature, which can greatly reduce power consumption and make the standby time of equipment’s longer.
Smart Camera Application
Combined with radar module with accurate human body sense algorithm, when someone approaches, the camera can be linked to capture video, and when people are far away, the camera is turned off to enter a low-power state.
The application of radar module can greatly reduce the power consumption of the camera, and has strong environmental adaptability, and is not affected by ambient light, temperature, etc., thus reducing the false trigger and false identification events by the camera.
Application in Pet feeder or Water Dispenser
Radar induction combined with intelligent grain delivery mode makes pet feeding more scientific and reasonable, and helps pet owners improve their feeding plan; The radar module senses that the pet enters the set area of the water dispenser, enters the intelligent sensing water outlet mode by reporting the status information, and cooperates with the purification and filtration system to ensure that every mouthful of water that the pet drinks is fresh.
Documentation
You can go through more detailed documentation from here https://docs.ai-thinker.com/en/rd-04.
You can also watch this video for quick insights
Technical Support
Write to Ai-thinker if you need further help with samples or any technical support via email overseas@aithinker.com.
I hope this blog has helped you gain some knowledge on how Radar modules could be used in making our life easy by building intelligent solutions.
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