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STANDARDIZED
TELEOPERATION SYSTEM (STS) AND STANDARDIZED ROBOTIC SYSTEM (SRS)
Features
- Instantaneous
Mode Change: Remote
vehicle operating mode can be changed from Remote mode (teleoperated
or autonomous) to Manual mode(human-operated) by flipping a single switch
in the vehicle.
- Compact Components:
Vehicle
mounted components are compact and easy to package unobtrusively into
the candidate vehicle. Omnitech can convert a vehicle at a field location,
eliminating the need to transport the vehicle to our factory.
- High Integration
Actuators (HIAs): HIAs
provide position and velocity control. HIAs allow easy backdriveability
of high power, high force actuators. This enables easy conversion between
teleoperated and manual control modes.
- Optimized for
Extreme Environments: All components optimized for operation in
extremes of temperature, humidity, corrosion, and vibration, enhancing
long term reliability. Major components have been tested at temperature
extremes of from -40 to +140 degrees Fahrenheit. Even the simplest components
like cables and connectors are the highest quality available to assure
optimal long term reliability in harshest of environments.
- Software Language:
Programmed exclusively in Ada, allowing rapid military fielding
of the design. If other software language interfaces are desired, the
Controller Area Network (CAN) interface has alternate drivers available
for C, C++, and other languages.
- Software Simulation
for Rapid Redesign: Omnitech Robotics International, LLC has full
software simulation capability for each component in the STS system.
This allows rapid software design evolution and application code development
for applying the STS system components to new vehicles, even before
the hardware exists. Once hardware does exist, it can be progressively
integrated with the software simulator using the high-speed serial control
bus (CAN bus), providing hardware in the loop simulation, and functional
and performance testing.
- Open System
Architecture: The STS/SRS uses Open System Architecture methods
and components to allow growth, scalability, and functional evolution
of the system while maintaining compatibility with the basic architecture,
thus enhancing its life cycle duration and utility.
Benefits
- Safety: Remote
operation protects operators from hazards in the work area.
- Cost Savings:
Unmanned operations potentially provide cost savings by automating
some or all of the workload.
- Information:
Teleoperation
provides audio, video, and telemetry feedback to the operator. This
information can be recorded for a permanent record of the activity,
environment, and mission.
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