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ROBOTS for DEVELOPERS & OEM'S
Robots
that KNOW
where they're going!
Since 1995
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UNMANNED
GROUND VEHICLE
Seekur
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 Seekur is a sturdy, all-weather
platform that can handle everything from open fields to parking
garages. Its unique shape and omni-directional
steering allow truly holonomic movement-
meaning it can turn in its own length or even head out sideways if
blocked from front and behind. It can operate in Ackermann steering
mode as well as omni-directional, making it ideal for intelligent
navigation research. Seekur offers space, power
and networking for up to five EBX form factor PCs. This opens the way
for onboard vision processing, radio-based communications, laser rangefinding, DGPS, and other autonomous
functions.
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Seekur runs up to
seven hours on its
nickel-cadmium batteries. Seekur's four monster wheels mounted on steel
suspension are designed for speeds up to 2.2 meters per second [5mph]
and slopes up to 20% with good response, even with a 70kg payload.
Seekur options include laser, DGPS, stereovision, thermal sensing, an
inertial measurement unit, user I/O expansion and a rapidly growing
suite of other options.
The
bare Seekur base
with included ARIA software and optional radio modem has the ability
to:
- WANDER randomly,
avoiding obstacles
- DRIVE controlled by
keys or joystick
- COMMUNICATE SENSOR
& CONTROL INFORMATION including steering and traction motor data,
user I/O, and battery charge data
- RUN C/C++ PROGRAMS
created with or without ARIA or our other software development
environments
- SIMULATE BEHAVIORS
OFFLINE with the simulator that accompanies each development environment
With at least one
Seekur PC and our Laser Mapping and Navigation option, Seekur can:
- MAP warehouses,
hangars and other spaces in minutes
- PLAN PATHS to goals
- AVOID OBSTACLES along
the way
- NAVIGATE TIGHT SPACES
for delivery or docking
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Videos
General Capabilities
Demo Video
[72 Seconds 9meg]
Drive By
Demo Video
[15 Seconds 12.5meg]
Towing
Demo Video
[14 Seconds 12.1meg]
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SEEKUR
COMPONENTS
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The Seekur base package
includes:
- Seekur base
- Rugged steel suspension
- Weight saving aluminum unibody construction
- 4 wheel omni-directional steering
- 4 wheel drive
- LCD user interface with
diagnostic screens and backlight
- High power DC-DC
conversion for accessories
- Control server PC
- Low-level Seekur OS
- ARIA mid-level API client
software
- Durable 24V
nickel-cadmium battery pack
- Charger
- Operations manual
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Seekur offers a wide
suite of options.
- Laser mapping and
navigation
- Inertial measurement unit
- Up to five onboard PCs
- Wireless radio
communications
- Wireless joystick
- mOGS software with
DGPS
- 5 degrees of freedom arm (Oceaneering Space System’s
TerabotTM manipulator shown,
right)
- MobileRanger
outdoor stereovision with onboard processing
- and more to come!
 FOR
MORE
INFORMATION: Robot
Accessories
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TECHNICAL
FEATURES
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by production engineers with years of experience, the
powerful Seekur utilizes
a weight saving aluminum unibody placing
rugged steel steel suspension components
low on the robot. This lowers the center of mass for better terrain
handling and grade capability. The pneumatic 400mm diameter tires
handle indoors, outdoors and in between. This omni-directional
platform is completely holonomic. It can
turn in place, move in any direction without rotating, steer with
Ackermann geometry, or combinations of the above.
Seekur
can climb a 20% grade and 100mm steps. On level surfaces, Seekur can move at speeds
of 2.2m/s [5 mph], with payloads up to 70kg. Payloads include all
accessories and must be balanced appropriately for effective operation
of this or any robot.
Seekur
can operate approximately 7 hours on a fully charged battery pack.
Re-charging time is 8 hours with the standard rate charger, less with a
high power charger.
Proprietary
firmware running on an environmentally hardened microcontroller
controls the platform. It accepts commands and transfers status and
sensor readings to a PC client using the same Aria protocol as all
other MobileRobots platforms. These PC client programs can be run from
Linux or Windows, using Aria and other robotics development libraries
to handle navigation, path planning, and many other robotics tasks. |
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TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
PLATFORM
DIMENSIONS: 1.4 x 1.3 x 1.1m dimensions (lwh)
WEIGHT: 350kg
GROUND
CLEARANCE: 180mm
TIRES: 400mm
WHEELBASE:
900mm, TRACK 800mm
BODY:
Lightweight aluminum all-weather unibody
IP RATING: 54
TEMPERATURE
RATING: –20°C-+50°C operation
ENERGY STORAGE: nickel cadmium
RUN
TIME: 7 hrs in continuous motion
SENSORS
SICK LMS200
and 220 Laser range-finder options
Inertial
accelerometer and tilt/yaw sensing option
380-tick per
revolution Hall Effect sensors on traction motors
MobileRanger outdoor stereovision system
SOFTWARE included unless
otherwise noted:
Seekuur
server operating system
ARIA API,
available in source under GPL
Mapper3
indoor mapping software
MobileEyes
real-time robot command & control GUI
Optional
ARNL, with Laser Mapping & Navigation package
Optional mOGS, with DGPS package
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NAVIGATION & MOTION
STEERING
& SUSPENSION: 4 wheel omnidirectional steering and steel suspension
with 50mm
travel; Ackermann mode also
MAXIMUM
SPEED: 2.2 mps
TERRAIN:
Pavement, grass, snow, and dirt terrain
SLOPE: 20%
grade traversibility
TYPES: guarded tele-operation, manual
remote or manual direct drive,
plus indoor autonomous operation option
ELECTRONICS
Onboard
Microcontroller Server
Up to 5 optional programmable PCs with solid state or hard drive
memory
Expandable user digital and analog I/O on external high speed CANbus
Provision for DGPS, FLIR, ptz camera, 2 laser rangefinders, 3
stereocameras and more
LCD with backlight with diagnostic screens
24V
power with +/- conversion capability
5/12/24VDC regulated export power
COMMUNICATIONS
Wireless 900MHz option; inquire for 2.4 GHz and other bandwidths
WARRANTY
1 year included; 3 year optional |
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