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Video 23: Measuring the Speed of Sound with an Ultrasonic Sensor¶

Learn how to measure the speed of sound using a Raspberry Pi and an HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor in this step-by-step tutorial.

  1. Introduction to using the HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor for measuring sound speed.

  2. Understanding the basic equation for distance, rate, and time.

  3. Hardware setup using Raspberry Pi and the ultrasonic sensor.

  4. Writing Python code to control the sensor and calculate the speed of sound.

  5. Performing dimensional analysis to convert units for the final speed calculation.

  6. Practical demonstration of the setup and measurement process using a ruler and target.

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