SOHO security with mini self‐balancing robots
Abstract
Purpose
To present the design and control of a low cost, two‐wheeled, self‐balancing robot for detecting and reporting fire and intruders in a small home/office setting.
Design/methodology/approach
Implement an intelligent control system to make up for instabilities of low‐cost components.
Findings
Biologically inspired suppression system can effectively eliminate undesired sensor noises.
Research limitations/implications
Improving self‐balancing robots' tolerant to impulsive forces from the sides allows them to be designed with smaller front‐prints.
Practical implications
Inherited high maneuverability together with miniature design enables self‐balancing robots to navigate smoothly through tight space.
Originality/value
Demonstrates the control of a dynamically unstable system can be controlled using a simple suppression mechanism.
Keywords
Citation
Ko, A., Lau, H.Y.K. and Lau, T.L. (2005), "SOHO security with mini self‐balancing robots", Industrial Robot, Vol. 32 No. 6, pp. 492-498. https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910510629226
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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