The invention relates to an
infrared ranging and guiding method applied to a
servo-actuated dolly. According to the method, a module erected by an
infrared ranging sensor is used for detecting location information of a followed object in real time, thereby realizing guidance of a
servo-actuated dolly by a moving object within a certain range. The method comprises the following steps that: (1), two
infrared ranging sensors are arranged on the dolly to erect an infrared ranging sensor device; (2), a two-dimensional coordinate
system is established between the dolly and a followed object, the sensors scan corresponding ranges at certain frequencies continuously, and initial position information of the followed object is
record; (3), the dolly moves based on the changing location information to realize accurate determination of a moving location, a moving direction, and a
moving speed of the followed object, so that the dolly moves by following the target at any time and avoids obstacles in front of the dolly. Therefore, an objective of accurate determination of a moving location, a moving direction, and a
moving speed of a target object by a dolly is achieved; and thus the dolly moves by following the target at any time and avoids obstacles in front of the dolly.