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Locating the source of a mysterious beep with Claude

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Briefings

A user located a hidden carbon monoxide detector in a box room by building a triangulation system using multiple devices. The project involved creating a Python web server and a BeepBeep algorithm from a 2007 academic paper, allowing devices to play sounds to each other for location estimation. The system successfully pinpointed the beep to within 40cm after confirming the source via sound replay.

Key points

• The user successfully triangulated the location of a mysterious beep to within 40cm using multiple devices.
• The system relies on a Python web server and a BeepBeep algorithm that uses sound playback to estimate device locations.

Context

The project was inspired by a 2007 academic paper on acoustic-based ranging systems and involved building a software solution to locate a sound source in a room using multiple listening devices.

Limitations

The triangulation accuracy was limited to approximately 40cm, and the system required manual setup and configuration of devices before operation.

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