SURVEYOR MOBILITY BASE KITS & ROBOT
Inertia Labs has partnered with Surveyor
Corp to produce
the mobility base for their SRV-1 Surveyor robot. The 4 motor design is
designated the SRV-1Q for "quad" motor power.
This new design merges two of the electronics boards,
uses 4 motors (one per wheel,) a low profile LiPoly 2000Mah 7.2v battery
to make the whole unit more compact, faster, and stronger.
Like our other kits these chassis are
designed around the Sanyo
NA-series gearmotors, that have been specially made with long shafts
for direct drive of the wheels and treads.
You can purchase the complete unit, just the base to update
your older SRV, or components. The standard base is ready to run with the
electronics from Surveyor. Only six wires
need
to
be soldered.
You can also use this mobility base with a speed controller
and Rx to make a treaded RC robot as with our other kits.
Questions or comments please contact zander@inertia-labs.com
Complete
Surveyor SRV-1Q (click the image above for a larger
view). This new 4 motor design, uses 4 specially made 100:1 gear motors
to provide high torque, more speed, and a lower overall profile.
Complete SRV for $465 coming in late May 08
Designed for research, education, and exploration, Surveyor's SRV-1 internet-controlled
robot integrates a 1000MIPS 500MHz Analog Devices Blackfin BF537 processor,
a digital video camera with resolution from 160x28 to 1280x1024 pixels, laser
pointer ranging, and WLAN 802.11b/g networking on a quad-motor tracked mobile
robotic base. Operating as a remotely-controlled webcam or a self-navigating
autonomous robot, the SRV-1 can run onboard interpreted C programs or user-modified
firmware, or be remotely managed from a Windows, Mac OS/X or Linux base station
with Python or Java-based console software. The Java-based console software
includes a built-in web server to monitor and control the SRV-1 via a web
browser from anywhere in the world, as well as archive video feeds on demand
or on a scheduled basis. Additional software support for the SRV-1 is also
available by way of IPRE's
Python-based Myro, Microsoft
Robotics Studio, Cyberbotic's Webots,
and RoboRealm
machine vision software.
Complete SRV-1Q:
- Features
- Open Source design with full access to source code (GPL) and
schematics
- Robot is fully programmable for autonomous operation
- Extensive software
support through 3rd party applications
- Teleoperate mode to drive robot
around via console software or remotely via web browser
- Host software
has built-in web server and video archiving
- Robot can run programs
written in interpreted C and stored in onboard Flash
- Wireless remote
control or viewing up to 100m indoors and 1000m outdoors (line of
sight)
- Robot can be controlled from a terminal/console for easy testing
- Linux
2.6 support as well as "bare metal" programming
with GNU bfin-elf-gcc
$465 coming in late May 08
- Hardware
- Processor: 1000mips 500MHz Analog Devices Blackfin BF537, 32MB
SDRAM, 4MB Flash, JTAG
- Camera: Omnivision OV9655 1.3 megapixel 160x128
to 1280x1024 resolution
- Robot Radio: Lantronix Matchport 802.11b/g
WiFi
- Range: 100m indoors, 1000m line-of-site
- Sensors: 2 laser pointers
for ranging
- Drive: Tank-style treads with differential drive via two
precision DC gearmotors (100:1 gear reduction)
- Speed: 20cm - 50cm
per second (approx 1 foot/sec or .5 mile/hour)
- Chassis: Machined Aluminum
- Dimensions: 120mm long x 105mm wide x
75mm tall (5" x 4.1" x
3") (drawing)
- Weight: 460gm (14oz)
- Power: 7.2V 2000mAH Li-Poly battery pack - 4+
hours per charge
- Charger: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz (US plug)
- Software
- Robot Firmware: easily
updated, written in C language under GPL Open Source,
compiled with GNU bfin-elf-gcc and bfin-uclinux-gcc
toolchains
- Onboard User Programming: interpreter for "small C" language
with special robot-specific commands are provided for running user
programs from
onboard Flash memory
- Development Tools: GNU toolchains via http://blackfin.uclinux.org
- Console
Software: Java based application, runs on Windows,
MAC, Linux. WebcamSat web server module built into console software,
allows multiple
simultaneous
remote viewers via Internet
- Robot Control Protocol: Published here.
Easily used from other applications
- Third-party Software Support:
- RoboRealm - The SRV-1 can now be directly controlled from RoboRealm,
a very popular
Windows-based
machine
vision software package for robots. The RoboRealm extensions
for SRV-1 allow creation of scripts that combine image processing
on live video
feeds from
the robot, e.g. color filtering, blob detection/tracking,
edge detection/outlining and feature extraction, with decision
processing and robot motion
control, making
it easy to create behaviors such as object location and
tracking, obstacle avoidance, motion detection, notification,
etc,
with a web interface,
and control can be
scripted from C/C++, Python, Java, C#, Lisp, Visual Basic,
WScript and COM through the RoboRealm API.
o Microsoft Robotics
Studio - Drivers for the SRV-1 in Microsoft Robotics Studio are
now available. MSRS
is a Windows-based environment for academic, hobbyist and
commercial developers
to create robotics
applications across a wide variety of hardware. Key features
and benefits include:
end-to-end robotics development platform, lightweight services-oriented
runtime, and a scalable / extensible platform.
o Myro - Myro
is a new framework for programming robots. Myro is written
in the
language
Python
and designed
for use in Introductory Computing courses, and has been
developed by the Institute for Personal Robots in Education. The
goal
of the project
is
to provide a programming
environment for easily exploring advanced topics in artificial
intelligence and
robotics without having to worry about the low-level details
of the underlying hardware.
o Webots - SRV-1 support is
now included in Webots mobile robotics simulation software.
Webots
provides
a rapid prototyping
environment
for modelling, programming and simulating mobile robots
under Windows, Mac OS/X and Linux. The 3D modeling and physics
are outstanding.
Surveyor Assembled Drive Base includes
everything you need to upgrade your older style SRV-1, or to add your own
speed controls or electronics.
- Assembled SRV 1Q Drive Base $165:
$165 Available in late May
100:1 SRV Drive Motor (custom 18mm shaft)
These are just amazing little motors
for their weight. With one at each of your four corners you are always guaranteed
good traction and speed.
- Specifications
- 5-14v
- 18mm long shaft x 3mm diameter
- 100:1 gear ratio
- Size 0.47" x 0.39" x 1.24"
- Weight 8.5 grams (0.31 oz)
$14.99 ea or $69 for 4 Coming in Late May 08
SRV Tank Tread Set
These custom made wheels and treads fit directly onto our long shaft gear motors (or any 3mm "D" shaft like Copal motors).
These treads are sold in sets of 4 wheels and two treads.
- Wheels are .96" in diameter and .8" wide
- Wheels with tread are 1.175" tall and 5" long.
- Treads are .765" wide and require the wheels to be 3.815" apart (on center).
- Wheels weigh .09oz, treads are .5oz, complete set is 4.6oz.
Tread kit, 4 wheels & 2 treads. Coming in Late May 08
Ultra-Light Wheels
These super-light grippy wheels are made to fit perfectly
on our gearmotors (as well as copal motors), with just a simple
slip-fit on the output shaft. They fit perfectly in the SRV and Ant Chassis. We recommend a touch of glue
to keep them secure, we usually use a drop of CA glue (like crazy glue).
These wheels are sold in sets of 4, and are available in smooth
or treaded design. All are very grippy on most surfaces.
Please note that your rim style may vary from the photos here.
Weight: 2g (0.071oz) each or approx 8.5g /set of 4
Diameter: 24mm Width: 10mm
*Please note that for all overseas shipments extra shipping costs
apply. (Usually an additional $10-15 USD per order) We will contact you
for the additional shipping.
Questions or comments please contact zander@inertia-labs.com
