| Project: | MOBOT |
| Length: | 110 cm |
| Width: | 62 cm |
| Kinematics: | Three-wheel-vehicle One driven and steered front wheel Commercially available chassis |
| Max. Velocity: | approx. 100 cm/sec |
| Operation Duration: | approx. 8 hours |
| Control System: | VMEbus-multiprocessor system (Motorola 680x0 processor boards) Realtime operating system ALBATROSS (self-development) |
| Data Link: | Radio modem |
| Sensors: | Acuity laserscanner (world-modelling, collision avoidance, self-localization) Sick PLS laserscanner (world-modelling, collision avoidance) Dead-reckoning |
| Remarks: | Functioning prototype Exploration, navigation, self-localization, world-modelling, collision avoidance |
Side view:
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More information (project information, photos, contacts) here |
| Project: | CAROL |
| Length: | 93 cm |
| Width: | 62 cm |
| Kinematics: | Three-wheel-vehicle Two driven rear wheels, passive front wheel Self-developed chassis |
| Max. Velocity: | approx. 35 cm/sec |
| Operation Duration: | approx. 10 hours |
| Control System: | Two Pentium-PCs Realtime operating system QNX |
| Data Link: | Wireless ethernet |
| Sensors: | Video camera on pan/tilt-unit Sick LMS200 laserscanner 12 Polaroid sonar sensors 16 infrared sensors Dead-reckoning |
Side view:
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More information (project information, photos, contacts) here |
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