Current M.A.R.V. Vehicle

 

Max Driving Distance:   ~ 2 miles

 

Speed:                0 to ~ 2 mph

 

Controls:           Wireless internet, 802.11b

                           Windows App and

Java App

 

Steering:            Joystick, mouse, keyboard

 

Motors:              Control of at least 8 motors

 

Telemetry:         8 Channels of 12 bit ADC

                           16 channels of digital I/O

 

Data-logging:     Windows App -> text file on PC

Java App -> controls data logger

Viewable from ACNET D44

 

Battery Life:      ~3 hours

 

Size:                    ~ 10”x10”x10”

 

Weight:              8 pounds.

 

 

ROBOTEER’s

 

Janet Conrad & N.S.F.   Funding

 

Greg Brown                     Networking

 

Bob Florian                     Software

 

Ray Tomlin                     Shopping

 

 

 

 

                           Remote Instrumentation

 

John Larson                    LSM

 

 


Some Possible uses:

 

 

RAD survey without exposing people

 

 

Live Calibration of BLMs

 

 

Tunnel inspection without losing Stack, Stash or Store.

Look for water leaks, hot magnets, stuck motion controls,

smoke, or listen for arcs or vibration.