CLEARPATH BOXER User Manual page 2

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 What's Included ............................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Hardware Overview ...................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Software Overview ........................................................................................................................ 2
2 SAFETY ................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 General Warnings ......................................................................................................................... 3
3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 4
4 SETUP AND ASSEMBLY .......................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 System Assembly and Unboxing ................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Powering On The System .............................................................................................................. 5
4.3 Base Unit Configuration ................................................................................................................ 6
4.4 Backpack Computer Configuration ............................................................................................... 9
4.4.1 Connecting to the Backpack Computer .................................................................................... 9
4.4.2 Connecting the Backpack Computer to a Wireless Network .................................................... 9
5 Operation ............................................................................................................................................ 11
5.1 Getting Started with the OTTO User Interface ........................................................................... 11
5.1.1 Driving Manually ..................................................................................................................... 11
5.1.2 Mapping .................................................................................................................................. 12
5.2 Joystick Control ........................................................................................................................... 13
5.3 Operation using ROS ................................................................................................................... 13
6 PAYLOAD INTEGRATION GUIDE .......................................................................................................... 15
6.1 Mechanical Mounting ................................................................................................................. 15
6.2 Electrical Integration ................................................................................................................... 16
6.3 Software Integration ................................................................................................................... 17
7 MAINTENANCE .................................................................................................................................... 18
7.1 Battery Care ................................................................................................................................ 18
7.2 Battery Charging ......................................................................................................................... 18
8 SUPPORT ............................................................................................................................................. 19