Battery And Docking Station Indicators; Sensors; Safety Scanning Laser; Sonar - Omron LD-60 User Manual

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Battery and Docking Station Indicators

See Battery Indicators and Controls on page 82 and Docking Station on page 83.

7.6 Sensors

Safety Scanning Laser

The onboard navigation laser is a very precise scanning sensor. The laser provides 500 read-
ings in a 250 degree field of view, with a typical maximum range of 15 m (50 ft). The laser
operates in a single plane, positioned at 203 mm (8 in.) above the floor. In most environments,
the sensor will provide highly-accurate data.
Glass, mirrors, and other highly-reflective objects cannot be reliably detected by the laser. Cau-
tion must be exercised when operating the platform in areas that have these types of objects. If
the platform will need to drive in close proximity of these objects, We recommend that you use
a combination of markings on the objects, such as tape or painted strips, and also use for-
bidden sectors in the map, so that the platform knows to plan paths safely around these
objects.

Sonar

Each sonar pair consists of one emitter and one receiver. The sonar emitters and receivers are
identical physically, but the platform uses them differently. The range is up to 5 m (16 ft),
though the typical accurate range is only about 2 m (10 ft).
The platform's two rear-facing sonar pairs are for obstacle-sensing while backing up.
The only two times the platform will back up is when docking on the docking station, or when
the bumper has hit an obstacle. In the latter case, the platform will back up just enough so that
it can rotate without touching the obstacle.
Chapter 7: Operation
20V 20 V power is available
12V 12 V power is available
5V 5 V power is available
VBAT Raw battery power is available
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