Bumblebee ASV

BBASV

Top Speed
5 knots
Single Board Computer Model
IMBM-Q170A
8GB DDR3 RAM
512GB SATA3 SSD
Power System
22.2V 10000mAh LiPo Battery for electronics (x2)
12.6V 6800mAh LI-ion Battery for independent kill system
Vision Sensors
Mako G-131 Camera for front facing stereo vision (x2)
Mako G-131 Camera for side facing vision
Mako G-131 Camera for underwater vision
SICK LD-MRS400001 LIDAR for forward detection
Acoustics
Hydrophone array based on Teledyne Reson TC4013 hydrophones
NI9223 Analog input module
NI sbRIO-9606 400MHz controller with Xilinx Spartan-6 LX45 FPGA
High resolution Multiple Signal Classification algorithm for DOA calculation
Wireless Communications
Control link – 900MHz Xbee XSC Pro (Digimesh)
Safety Kill link – 900MHz Xbee XSC Pro (Digimesh)
Data link – 2.4GHz BulletM Titanium Radio
Degrees of Freedom
2
Connectors
SAMTEC Acclimate™ Bayonet Sealed Circulars
SAMTEC Acclimate™ Threaded Circulars
LEMO Connectors
Propulsion System
Torqeedo Travel 1003S (x2)
532.8 Wh batteries (x2)
Manipulators
Festo Pneumatics Systems
Ball launchers mounted on stepper and servo motor assembly (x4)
4 degrees of freedom via the use of stepper and servo motors with onboard IMU stabilisation
Linear-rotary actuator for underwater manipulation
Navigation System
Novatel OEM 628 GPS receiver with Antcom G5 L1/L2 GPS antenna
STIMS300 Inertial Measurement Unit
Sparton AHRS8 Inertial Measurement Unit for magnetics
Odroid XU4 Single Board Computer
Software Architecture
Robot Operating System (ROS)
Gentoo Linux

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