The contradiction between the high number of visually handicapped people and the scarcity of guide dogs has stimulated the demand for electronic guide dogs(EGDs).Here,we demonstrate an EGD by leveraging piezoresistors...The contradiction between the high number of visually handicapped people and the scarcity of guide dogs has stimulated the demand for electronic guide dogs(EGDs).Here,we demonstrate an EGD by leveraging piezoresistors on a MoS_(2)/Ge heterostructure for simultaneous pressure-sensing and optical-sensing functions.The device has excellent gating capability and exhibits large positive and negative photoresponses under visible(532 nm,182 A/W)and infrared(1550 nm,37 A/W)illumination.These characteristics allow the device to efficiently classify different obstacles at all times of day using pressure and light signals.The device reaches nearly 100%accuracy after 48 training sessions when used to classify frequent scenes.The device adopts passive and active detection modes during the day and night,respectively,which improves the battery life of the EGD.This work provides a significant reference for the future design of EGDs,which may help a greater number of visually impaired people by reducing the cost of such devices.展开更多
A new approach based on microcantilevers is presented to detect infrared photons with high sensitivity. Infrared photons are measured by monitoring the amplitude change of a vibrating microcantilever under light press...A new approach based on microcantilevers is presented to detect infrared photons with high sensitivity. Infrared photons are measured by monitoring the amplitude change of a vibrating microcantilever under light pressure force.The irradiating light is modulated into sinusoidal and pulsed waves,and to be in-phase and anti-phase with the cantilever driving signal.A linear relationship between the amplitude change of the cantilever and the light power distributing on the cantilever was observed.Under a vacuum of 10^（-4） Pa,an infrared light power of 7.4 nW was detected with the cantilever.The in-phase and anti-phase modulation to the cantilever vibration using a pulsed light results in an enhanced response of the cantilever.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(No.2022JQ-650)the Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.62204188)the Cooperation Program of XDU-Chongqing IC Innovation Research Institute(No.CQIRI-CXYHT-2022-13)。
文摘The contradiction between the high number of visually handicapped people and the scarcity of guide dogs has stimulated the demand for electronic guide dogs(EGDs).Here,we demonstrate an EGD by leveraging piezoresistors on a MoS_(2)/Ge heterostructure for simultaneous pressure-sensing and optical-sensing functions.The device has excellent gating capability and exhibits large positive and negative photoresponses under visible(532 nm,182 A/W)and infrared(1550 nm,37 A/W)illumination.These characteristics allow the device to efficiently classify different obstacles at all times of day using pressure and light signals.The device reaches nearly 100%accuracy after 48 training sessions when used to classify frequent scenes.The device adopts passive and active detection modes during the day and night,respectively,which improves the battery life of the EGD.This work provides a significant reference for the future design of EGDs,which may help a greater number of visually impaired people by reducing the cost of such devices.
基金Project supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Nos.2009CB320305,2011CB933102)
文摘A new approach based on microcantilevers is presented to detect infrared photons with high sensitivity. Infrared photons are measured by monitoring the amplitude change of a vibrating microcantilever under light pressure force.The irradiating light is modulated into sinusoidal and pulsed waves,and to be in-phase and anti-phase with the cantilever driving signal.A linear relationship between the amplitude change of the cantilever and the light power distributing on the cantilever was observed.Under a vacuum of 10^（-4） Pa,an infrared light power of 7.4 nW was detected with the cantilever.The in-phase and anti-phase modulation to the cantilever vibration using a pulsed light results in an enhanced response of the cantilever.
