Thursday, September 02, 2010
Smart Robot 4-Series Spec Sheet
FeatureDescription
Height Just under 3 feet and 3 inches (39 inches)
Diameter 19.5 inches at bumpers
Speed 1 ½ feet/second; three football fields in 10 minutes
Motor-wheel range Minimum of three miles on a single motor battery charge
Wheel size 8" Diameter
Microprocessor Advanced RISC Machine (ARM 9) CPU @200MHz
Memory SDRAM 32 MB
Data storage 32 MB Cache and 4 GB (Gigabyte) USB Flash Drive
Operating system Linux; GNU Linux Kernel version 2.6 distributed by Technical Solutions
Programming languages Java, Derby, XML, Jetty webserver (C and C++ also available, if needed)
Communications Wireless 802.11g and b (Wi-Fi) to Web, PCs, LANs and other robots
Connectivity USB, Serial, I2C and Ethernet ports and connectors
Sensor control Proximity Sensor Band board (Proximity Ultrasonic and IR sensors, Obstacle Avoidance Sonar, and Bumpers), User Panel (Temperature and Buttons), and Motor driver board (Real-time Motor Current; each motor)
Batteries Two 12v12Ah gel cell batteries; 1 electronics, 1 motors (provision for a third battery for powering video camera or other add-on(s))
Navigation Map-based way-point navigation
Sensors Wheel encoders, beacon triangulation, Polaroid sonar (obstacle avoidance), temperature, bumpers (8), proximity sensors (8), floor-edge IR detectors (3), plus large complement of third party optional sensors available
Wheel encoder precision Measures/detects approximately 0.157" incremental distance traveled
Web connectivity On-board Jetty web server for serving up data plus overall web accessibility
Motor-wheel configuration Two independent drive wheels (differential steering) and two casters (one spring loaded and the other offset from the ground --- able to negotiate door jams and wheel chair ramps)
Educational uses Java, Linux, Derby database, XML, networking, wireless technology, Jetty webserver, electronics, mechanical technology on board (C and C++ available) and other programming languages off-board
Add-ons Speech and Sound Synthesizer and Amplified Speaker, Bright LED programmable light system and other third party systems available for Voice recognition, Vision recognition, GPS, Gyro and more