Aiming at the pain points of visually impaired people during travel,this research innovatively transforms an industrial quadruped robot into a guide dog device.By transplanting the PCS-9180 motion control system(1.7 m...Aiming at the pain points of visually impaired people during travel,this research innovatively transforms an industrial quadruped robot into a guide dog device.By transplanting the PCS-9180 motion control system(1.7 m/s,IP66),and integrating a multi-modal perception network with a lightweight YOLO11 model.Tests show that the pass-through rate in complex terrains is 98%,the response delay is 0.3 seconds,and the cost is 50%that of a guide dog.The research verifies the social value of the transformation of industrial robot technology.展开更多
The contradiction between the high number of visually handicapped people and the scarcity of guide dogs has stimulated the demand for electronic guide dogs(EGDs).Here,we demonstrate an EGD by leveraging piezoresistors...The contradiction between the high number of visually handicapped people and the scarcity of guide dogs has stimulated the demand for electronic guide dogs(EGDs).Here,we demonstrate an EGD by leveraging piezoresistors on a MoS_(2)/Ge heterostructure for simultaneous pressure-sensing and optical-sensing functions.The device has excellent gating capability and exhibits large positive and negative photoresponses under visible(532 nm,182 A/W)and infrared(1550 nm,37 A/W)illumination.These characteristics allow the device to efficiently classify different obstacles at all times of day using pressure and light signals.The device reaches nearly 100%accuracy after 48 training sessions when used to classify frequent scenes.The device adopts passive and active detection modes during the day and night,respectively,which improves the battery life of the EGD.This work provides a significant reference for the future design of EGDs,which may help a greater number of visually impaired people by reducing the cost of such devices.展开更多
文摘Aiming at the pain points of visually impaired people during travel,this research innovatively transforms an industrial quadruped robot into a guide dog device.By transplanting the PCS-9180 motion control system(1.7 m/s,IP66),and integrating a multi-modal perception network with a lightweight YOLO11 model.Tests show that the pass-through rate in complex terrains is 98%,the response delay is 0.3 seconds,and the cost is 50%that of a guide dog.The research verifies the social value of the transformation of industrial robot technology.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(No.2022JQ-650)the Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.62204188)the Cooperation Program of XDU-Chongqing IC Innovation Research Institute(No.CQIRI-CXYHT-2022-13)。
文摘The contradiction between the high number of visually handicapped people and the scarcity of guide dogs has stimulated the demand for electronic guide dogs(EGDs).Here,we demonstrate an EGD by leveraging piezoresistors on a MoS_(2)/Ge heterostructure for simultaneous pressure-sensing and optical-sensing functions.The device has excellent gating capability and exhibits large positive and negative photoresponses under visible(532 nm,182 A/W)and infrared(1550 nm,37 A/W)illumination.These characteristics allow the device to efficiently classify different obstacles at all times of day using pressure and light signals.The device reaches nearly 100%accuracy after 48 training sessions when used to classify frequent scenes.The device adopts passive and active detection modes during the day and night,respectively,which improves the battery life of the EGD.This work provides a significant reference for the future design of EGDs,which may help a greater number of visually impaired people by reducing the cost of such devices.
