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NOTE: In the following table, 50% is 900 mm/sec., 100% is 1800 mm/sec.
To calculate your estimated run-time:
1.
Find the closest match to your payload weight and average driving speed, as a percentage of full
speed.
This will be a value in Watts.
2.
Add the power used by all electrical devices on your payload, in Watts.
It is unlikely that any electrical device on your payload will operate continuously, so you need to
figure out what average percent of the time it will operate, and multiply that by the Watts of the
drain to get an average drain factor.
3.
Divide 1500 W*hr by that value, in Watts.
This will yield your estimated run-time, in hours.
Example Calculation
If your payload weighs 60 kg, and you expect to run at an average of 50% full speed, you would use the
value of 94 from the table.
If your payload includes a device that draws 150 watts half of the time, add 75 (150*50%) to 94, to get 169
Watts, total.
Dividing 1500 W*hr by 169 Watts yields:
1500 W*hr/169 W = 8.87 hr of estimated run-time.
Payload Bay Access
The area beneath the top plate is the payload bay. You will occasionally need to access the Pioneer LX
and the connectors in the payload bay. This is where you can access all of the platform power and I/O
connectors. It's a good idea to provide for access to this when designing your payload.
Dimensions
You must keep your payload no wider and no longer than the Pioneer LX.
The most common payload is a vertical extension of the platform, adding whatever features are needed
by your application above the platform itself.
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Table Typical Watts Drawn
% Speed
kg
50
100
0
80
107
60 94
125
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