A classic task in robotics is tracking a target in the external environment. There are several well-documented approaches to this problem. This paper presents a novel approach to this problem using infrared time of flight sensors. The use of infrared time of flight sensors is not common as a tracking approach, typically used for simple motion detectors. However, with the approach highlighted in this paper they can be used to accurately track the position of a moving subject. Traditional approaches to the tracking problem often include cameras, or ultrasonic sensors. These approaches can be expensive and overcompensating in some use cases. The method focused on in this paper can be superior in terms of cost and simplicity.

翻译：机器人学中的一个经典任务是对外部环境中的目标进行追踪。针对这一问题，已有多种成熟的技术方案。本文提出了一种利用红外飞行时间传感器解决该问题的新方法。红外飞行时间传感器通常仅用于简单的运动检测，作为追踪手段并不常见。然而，通过本文提出的方法，这类传感器可用于精确追踪运动目标的位置。传统的追踪方案通常采用摄像头或超声波传感器，这些方案在某些应用场景中可能成本高昂且存在功能冗余。本文聚焦的方法在成本效益与系统简洁性方面具有显著优势。