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Ground Unit

The ground unit is based on modified RC-car HPI Racing E-Zilla with improved pody parts and stronger motors. The modifications have been designed in order to operate in varying conditions and weathers.

The vehicle is actuated via a wireless LAN connection. The vehicle contains several sensors to measure movements and surrounding environment. This includes laser scanner, two cameras, inclinometer and GPS. All sensors take a part on estimation of current state of the robot in environment.

Several autonomous features have been included on-board computer to ease the operation. This includes collision avoidance, route execution, obstacle analysis and data fusion. Our vehicle is semi-autonomous and human operator´s role is to give guidelines to the vehicle as it travels on the environment.

The first outdoor tests have been perfomed. We tested Ground Units capabilities to move in different terrains. Tests were a success and the next stage is to make the ground unit more weather proof and to develop the automation for the task completion. See the video about the tests by following the link on the right.

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