Service robot to realize autonomous walking laser radar sensor as main force

With the development of technology and the reduction of cost, the field of robot, unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned driving has become an important application field of LiDAR in the field of laser radar.

There are many kinds of sensors in the field of robotics, including cameras, lidar, millimeter-wave radar, ultrasound, infrared and many other sensors. The features and advantages of each sensor are not the same.

The sensor sounds iffy, and many consumers have little contact with the word. But when it comes to cameras, I believe we are no longer strangers. With Mobileye, Kinect, RealSense as the representative of many Daniel are deep-rooted in the field of cameras, in the efforts of everyone, the camera technology has been relatively very mature. Single/binocular cameras have become one of the most widely used sensors, with the price also become very close to the people. Although the camera has a lot of advantages, but the camera-based imaging principle, the sensor on the environmental requirements of high, excessive exposure or light too dark to make a single binocular camera function, and the detection distance is relatively short, so in many areas the camera still shows a certain short board.

Relative to the camera, the LIDAR sensor detects distances, responds faster, and has high measurement accuracy. And the visual way, based on the LiDAR properties, it also has a certain short plate. These sensors do not work in the fog weather, and the LIDAR has not really started mass production in the real sense, so the cost is higher; LiDAR is a hot research direction recently. LiDAR acquisition of Rich Point cloud data, a huge amount of information, how to do more points, and quickly calculate, the accuracy of the higher, is to measure the performance of the laser radar is an important indicator. and slamtec-technology independent research and development of robot sensing products, by the robot to install a laser radar, combined with the ability of deep learning, so that the robot can perceive the external environment.

slamtec-Technology founder Chen Shikei said: To realize the service robot to walk autonomously, you must let the robot have bright "eyes" and a sound "cerebellum." In order to achieve this goal, Shanghai SI LAN Technology Co., Ltd. Research and Development, and in recent years formally released its carefully developed LIDAR Rplidar A2 and modular autonomous positioning navigation solutions slamware. Si-Lan technology formerly known as Robopeak, the team from 2009 to develop low-cost lidar, 2014 for the global launch of the first generation of products Rplidar A1, the current cumulative use of thousands of users. The newly released Rplidar A2 uses independent research and development of optical magnetic fusion technology and a new design of vision processing software system, with more than the first generation of products more excellent performance parameters, suitable for all types of service robots. Compared to other products, RPLIDAR A2 is very lightweight, with a thickness of only 4 cm and a high value. In order to make products more thin, more suitable for all types of service robots, especially for their own space requirements are very compact service robot, they redesigned the internal mechanical system, customized design brushless motor, integrated system, more compact. It is understood that this LIDAR product is currently the thinnest in the industry. Another technology is not just a low-cost laser radar supplier, they are also focused on providing robotic intelligent positioning and navigation solutions to help robots achieve autonomous movement.

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