With the development of robotics, autonomous mobile robots are becoming more and more widely used in people’s production and life with their activity and intelligence. Autonomous mobile robots use a variety of sensor systems to sense the external environment and their own state, move autonomously in complex known or unknown environments and complete corresponding tasks.
Definition of Smart Robot
In contemporary industry, a robot is an artificial machine device that can perform tasks automatically, replacing or assisting humans in their work, usually electromechanical, controlled by a computer program or electronic circuit. Including all machinery that simulates human behavior or thought and simulates other creatures (e.g. robot dogs, robot cats, robot cars, etc.)
Composition of Intelligent Robot System
■ Hardware:
Intelligent sensing modules – laser/camera/infrared/ultrasonic
IoT communication module – Real-time communication with the background to reflect the status of the cabinet
Power management – control of the overall operation of the equipment power supply
Drive management – servo module to control device movement
■ Software:
Sensing terminal collection – analysis of the data collected by the sensor and control of the sensor
Digital analysis – analysing the drive and sensing logic of the product and controlling the operation of the device
Back-office administration side – product function debugging side
Operator side – Terminal personnel operate users
Purposes of intelligent robots application
Manufacturing needs:
Operational efficiency: Improved operational efficiency through using intelligent robots instead of simple manual operations.
Cost investment: Simplify the workflow of the production line and reduce the cost of employment.
Urban environment needs:
Environmental cleaning: intelligent road sweeping, professional extermination robot applications
Intelligent services: food service applications, guided tours of parks and pavilions, interactive robots for the home
The role of ultrasound in intelligent robotics
The ultrasonic ranging sensor is a non-contact sensor detection. The ultrasonic pulse emitted by the ultrasonic transducer propagates to the surface of the obstacle to be measured through the air, and then returns to the ultrasonic transducer through the air after reflection. The time of transmission and reception is used to judge the actual distance between the obstacle and the transducer.
Application differences: ultrasonic sensors are still at the core of the robotics application field, and products are used with lasers and cameras for auxiliary cooperation to meet the needs of client applications.
Among a variety of detection means, ultrasonic sensor systems have a wide range of uses in the field of mobile robotics due to their low cost, easy installation, less susceptibility to electromagnetic, light, colour and smoke of the object to be measured, and intuitive time information, etc. They have a certain adaptability to harsh environments where the object to be measured is in the dark, with dust, smoke, electromagnetic interference, toxicity, etc.
Problems to be solved with ultrasound in intelligent robotics
Response time
Robot obstacle avoidance detection is mainly detected during movement, so the product needs to be able to quickly output the objects detected by the product in real time, the faster the response time the better
Measuring range
Robot obstacle avoidance range is mainly focused on close range obstacle avoidance, usually within 2 meters, so there is no need for large range applications, but the minimum detection distance value is expected to be as small as possible
Beam angle
The sensors are installed close to the ground, which may involve false detection of the ground and therefore require certain requirements for beam angle control
For robotic obstacle avoidance applications, Dianyingpu offers a wide range of ultrasonic distance sensors with IP67 protection,it can against dust inhalation and can be soaked briefly. PVC material packaging, with a certain corrosion resistance.
The distance to the target is well detected by removing clutter in outdoor environments where clutter is present. The sensor has a resolution of up to 1cm and can measure distances of up to 5.0m. The ultrasonic sensor is also high performance, small size, compact, low cost, easy to use and light weight. At the same time, it has also been widely used in the field of battery-powered IoT smart devices.
Post time: Jun-13-2023