Classification of Floor Materials Using Piezoelectric Actuator–Sensor Pair and Deep Learning for Mobile Robots

Analyzing floor surface materials is critical for controlling the motion and tasks of mobile robots. In this study, we propose a novel method for classifying floor materials for indoor mobile robots using a piezoelectric actuator–sensor pair and deep learning. This method can classify the...

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Main Authors: Jiyong Min, Jisung Pack, Heon Ick Park, Youngsu Cha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10440095/
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description Analyzing floor surface materials is critical for controlling the motion and tasks of mobile robots. In this study, we propose a novel method for classifying floor materials for indoor mobile robots using a piezoelectric actuator–sensor pair and deep learning. This method can classify the floor properties itself with isolated sensing system while the mobile robot is moving. The piezoelectric pair is a thin-film type. It consists of an actuator and a sensor. The sensing pair is positioned at the bottom of the robot. When the robot moves forward, the sensing part collects the electrical responses from the actuator. Since one-dimensional data is collected through the piezoelectric actuator-sensor pair, the size of the system is small and the data processing speed can be reduced. Using this mechanism, experiments were conducted to classify various materials of floor surfaces in indoor environments. The sensing data were processed by fast Fourier transform, high-pass filter, polynomial fitting, and sampling to be used as inputs for machine learning of the classification model. Specifically, the trained model achieved a high accuracy of 95.4%. In addition, the training data were verified using the k-means clustering method. Moreover, the effect of the physical properties on the sensor data was analyzed to investigate the relationship between the materials and the sensing outputs.
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spelling doaj.art-b576edf30efb471d88eafd0aac436e312024-02-28T00:01:08ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112285112851910.1109/ACCESS.2024.336743510440095Classification of Floor Materials Using Piezoelectric Actuator–Sensor Pair and Deep Learning for Mobile RobotsJiyong Min0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0140-5765Jisung Pack1https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0860-3197Heon Ick Park2https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4495-3221Youngsu Cha3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0239-2469School of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaAnalyzing floor surface materials is critical for controlling the motion and tasks of mobile robots. In this study, we propose a novel method for classifying floor materials for indoor mobile robots using a piezoelectric actuator–sensor pair and deep learning. This method can classify the floor properties itself with isolated sensing system while the mobile robot is moving. The piezoelectric pair is a thin-film type. It consists of an actuator and a sensor. The sensing pair is positioned at the bottom of the robot. When the robot moves forward, the sensing part collects the electrical responses from the actuator. Since one-dimensional data is collected through the piezoelectric actuator-sensor pair, the size of the system is small and the data processing speed can be reduced. Using this mechanism, experiments were conducted to classify various materials of floor surfaces in indoor environments. The sensing data were processed by fast Fourier transform, high-pass filter, polynomial fitting, and sampling to be used as inputs for machine learning of the classification model. Specifically, the trained model achieved a high accuracy of 95.4%. In addition, the training data were verified using the k-means clustering method. Moreover, the effect of the physical properties on the sensor data was analyzed to investigate the relationship between the materials and the sensing outputs.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10440095/Piezoelectric sensormaterial classificationmobile robotneural network
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Classification of Floor Materials Using Piezoelectric Actuator–Sensor Pair and Deep Learning for Mobile Robots
IEEE Access
Piezoelectric sensor
material classification
mobile robot
neural network
title Classification of Floor Materials Using Piezoelectric Actuator–Sensor Pair and Deep Learning for Mobile Robots
title_full Classification of Floor Materials Using Piezoelectric Actuator–Sensor Pair and Deep Learning for Mobile Robots
title_fullStr Classification of Floor Materials Using Piezoelectric Actuator–Sensor Pair and Deep Learning for Mobile Robots
title_full_unstemmed Classification of Floor Materials Using Piezoelectric Actuator–Sensor Pair and Deep Learning for Mobile Robots
title_short Classification of Floor Materials Using Piezoelectric Actuator–Sensor Pair and Deep Learning for Mobile Robots
title_sort classification of floor materials using piezoelectric actuator x2013 sensor pair and deep learning for mobile robots
topic Piezoelectric sensor
material classification
mobile robot
neural network
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