【Lansheng Technology News】On November 6, 2023, at the Texas Instruments booth at the China International Import Expo, Shi Ying, technical support director of Texas Instruments China, shared TI's technological exploration and innovation results in the field of robotics with the media. It mainly discusses in depth the motor control, intelligent processor, precision sensing system and secure communication of robots, and looks forward to the widespread application of robot technology in the future.
Perceive the world better
Today, robots have been widely used in many fields such as industry, medical care, and services, and all this is due to the development of science and technology and the unremitting efforts of semiconductor companies, scientists, and engineers. At the sharing meeting, Shiying said: The theme is "better perception of the world", in which TI not only focuses on "perception", but also covers better "experience" of the world, including perception, deep learning, precision execution, etc. aspects.
When we talk about robots, humanoid robots often come to mind. In fact, the application scope of robots started from the earliest industries in automated production lines or assembly lines, including industrial robots, industrial collaborative robots, transportation robots, etc., and gradually Covers various scenarios such as medical robots and companion service robots. Shi Ying pointed out that semiconductors play a crucial role in the development of robots, and semiconductors play a key role in motor control, intelligent processors, sensing systems and communications.
According to reports, in terms of motor control, Texas Instruments provides various types of real-time control microcontrollers, such as C2000TM real-time control microcontrollers, SitaraTM MCU real-time control microcontrollers, as well as gate drivers and gallium nitride power devices to achieve precision, efficiency, and sustained power density. Improved motor control scheme. In the field of intelligent processors, Texas Instruments' TDA4 series processors integrate powerful AI computing power and support edge computing. They can provide AI processors ranging from 1 tops, 2 tops, to a single 32tops edge computing to meet the needs of robots. Demand for real-time and high-performance processing.
TI exhibited an industrial robot at the booth. It is a robot product "Tamin TM5S" produced and manufactured by Techman, a customer supported by TI. This product is equipped with TI's IWR6843 60GHz to 64GHz single chip. The smart millimeter wave sensor and the core processor used by the TM5S industrial robot are TDA4 processors.
The evolution of sensing and communication systems
For a robot, sensors are its primary source of external information. From an AI perspective, the material a brain relies on for thinking comes from sensors. Among the application solutions exhibited by TI is a DMS exhibit, a monitoring solution for car drivers. For example, when you close your eyes in front of the camera for a certain period of time, it will think that you are dozing off. This is using the camera to monitor the object. The way things are tested. Shiying also particularly emphasized the role of millimeter wave radar in the industrial and automotive fields. Most of the millimeter wave radars in the industrial and automotive fields work in the 60GHz or 77GHz frequency band, and can accurately perceive the small movements of objects and the ability to perceive the environment. Excellent. Texas Instruments provides mature and cost-effective millimeter wave radar sensors, which provide reliable support for robot perception.
Communication plays a key role in robotic systems, which not only involves high-speed, accurate, and real-time communication between various subsystems, but also requires networking with other devices and the cloud. Integrity, real-time and security are required for both internal and external communication of robots. Especially for the industrial field, the delay problem has become one of the challenges that need to be solved.
Future Prospects and Technological Innovation
From industrial fields to medical and service fields, robots are increasingly used in applications. We can feel the trend of robots gradually replacing manual work not only in the medical field but also in the service industry.
Shiying said that in order to make robots smarter and safer, Texas Instruments will help customers design and manufacture better robots through innovations in motor control, intelligent processors, sensing systems and communications.
From motor control to intelligent processors to sensing systems and communications, Texas Instruments technology provides comprehensive and reliable support for the development of robots. Looking to the future, robotics technology will continue to innovate in various fields, bringing more convenience and intelligence to human life.
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