A Reconfiguration Study for the NavLab II Mobile Robot

Abstract

The NavLab II mobile robot was built approximately three years ago to serve as a general purpose autonomous navigation testbed. Since that time, a number of sensors and sensor support equipment has been added to the vehicle, increasing the vehicle power draw and weight and decreasing the system's overall performance. This report describes a power and weight distribution study that was done as a precursor to a redesign of the vehicle configuration. The engineers used these power consumption measurements and the vehicle weight distribution in the design of the next version of the NavLab 11.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 07, 1994
Accession Number
ADA277899

Entities

People

  • George G. Mueller
  • R. C. Coulter

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Air Conditioning
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Engineering
  • Generators
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Laser Rangefinding
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Passengers
  • Power Supplies
  • Robots
  • Specifications
  • Switched Mode Power Supplies
  • United States
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Software Engineering.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy