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a specific command has been issued
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the temperature is too low
Return to Station Mode
The robot will return to a station to:
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to unload balls
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charge its battery
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wait until the next working session is scheduled
The station it returns to depends on:
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whether the station is connected to a drop pit
•
whether the installation contains more than one
ball-collecting robot
When the robot is working, the roller that picks up the
balls contacts the ground. The roller is rotated by the
movement of the robot.
When the robot is returning to the station, it is not
collecting balls. The roller is lifted up into the chassis
and does not contact the ground.
1 – NOTE: Cutaway view of robot shown.
2 – Roller position collecting balls
3 – Roller position not collecting balls
Unload Balls Mode
The robot collects balls and holds them in a basket.
When either a certain number of balls has been
collected or a certain amount of time has passed, the
robot will go to the drop pit to unload the balls.
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Charge Battery Mode
The robot will return to a charging station specifically to
charge when:
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the battery need to be charged
•
the scheduled work period has ended
•
a specific command has been issued
If there is only one ball-collecting robot operating, it
will return to the charging station with the drop pit. If
there are multiple robots working in the area, it will
return to its specific charging station.
When the robot decides it needs to return to a charging
station (at Point A), it will take the shortest route to the
trackborder of the field it is working in.
NOTE: This may not be the working field nearest to the
drop pit. In this case, the robot will follow the track-
border of the outer field until it reaches the track-
border of the field closest to the station.
It will then follow the trackborder of the field closest to
the station until it detects the specific frequency of the
station loop wire connected to its charging station
(Point B). In this example, it is charging station 2.
At Point B it will follow this station loop wire until it
arrives at the charging station, where it will charge the
battery, or, wait in that station until required to
continue working.
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1 – Charging station 1
2 – Charging station 2
3 – Charging station 3 (with drop pit)
4 – Station loop 1
5 – Station loop 2
6 – Station loop
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A
A
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