This demonstration shows how
millimeter wave sensors can be
used to enable robotics sense
and avoid applications through
the use of our Robot Operating
System driver that accepts
the point cloud output from TIs
millimeter wave [? EVM. ?] We
took a Turtlebot two robot OS
reference platform and mounted
an [? IWR1443 ?] EVM on
the front facing forward.
This EVM streams a point cloud
of the detected objects range,
velocity, and angle to a laptop
running the Robot Operating
System or ROSS.
ROSS uses this point cloud
data to detect and avoid
obstacles in its path.
In this demo, we have
placed a variety of glass,
water and, metal obstacles
in the robot's way
as it tries to travel from one
end of the table to the other.
The millimeter wave sensor
provides the position
of these objects,
which ROSS then
uses to plan a path to the
other side of the table.
Millimeter wave does not
have any moving parts,
and is robust to ambient
lighting, dust, humidity,
and temperature changes.
And because millimeter
wave sensors
can see through plastic,
they can more easily
be encapsulated in
rugged enclosures.
These features make millimeter
wave an excellent fit
for robotics applications
that demand performance
in challenging conditions.
To learn more about TI's
millimeter radar sensors,
and access the EVMS,
source code, and algorithms
used to replicate this demo.
Please visit the link below.
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