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| Target Environment | Locomotion Method |
| Outdoors, all terrain | 6 Wheels |
| Sensors / Input Devices | Actuators / Output Devices |
| PC-17 color video camera | 6 drive motors R/C Servos |
| Control Method | Power Source |
| Radio/Control | Battery |
| CPU Type | Operating System |
| PIC Microcontroller | None |
| Programming Lanuage | Weight |
| Assembly | 30 lbs |
| Time to build | Cost to build |
| N/A | N/A |
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| Comments | |
| * Custom chassis made from aliminum window stock * 6wheel drive, 4 wheel steering * ATV video return link * PC-17 color video camera, with futuba servos for pan and tilt * On board V25 CPU board * PIC Microcontroller used for servo control. * 1/4scale servos used for steering. Grover 95 has excellent mobility. It can climb over just about any reasonable obstacle, including objects larger than a wheel diameter. Still, the design is not without its problems. The mechanism requires no fewer than 10 motors to control (6 drive motors, and 4 steering servos). To make proper turn requires the on board computer to calculate various angles and speeds, and then in turn a motor control system has to be able to produce those speeds. This introduces a great deal of complexity. The steering servos were 1/4scale servos geared down 2:1. This gave over 300oz-in of steering torque, however that wasn't enough as in some cases the mechanism will stall. The entire rover weighs in at around 30lbs and it is believed that around 600oz-in are required for steering to work reliably over rough terrain. |
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