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Subject: 
Re: flame sensor
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 21:52:44 GMT
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Bruce Boyes <bboyes@systronixSTOPSPAMMERS.com>
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> The Hamamatsu UVTRON, available from Acroname, will detect a candle or
> butane cigarette lighter from several meters. It's also sensitive to other
> UV sources such as the now largely obsolete mercury vapor lamps.

One of my 4710 student teams used this on a fire fighting robot, here is
their project site:
http://www.cs.utah.edu/~wakefiel/cs4710/
As you will see there is some information there about flame spectra.

Bruce


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  flame sensor
 
I am trying to build a sensor to attach to the RCX that can sense a candle flame. I'll be attaching it to a robot that will use it to look for a candle, go to it and extinguish it. If any one has heard of such a sensor that's able to be interfaced (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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