Part
Power and compute
You might say: electronics, battery and computer
Power and compute includes the battery, real-time controllers, application computer and communication links.
- What it does
- It supplies energy and executes the software and data movement needed by every loop.
- Ask
- Can the power system support peak loads and can each computation and message meet its deadline?
What to look for
- Battery, controller, computer and links
- Energy and data moving through the robot
- Peak load or computation deadline status
Parts
- Battery: A robot battery stores electrical energy and includes protection and monitoring.
- Onboard computer: An onboard computer usually combines a microcontroller for deterministic I/O and motor work with a CPU or GPU computer for perception, planning and high-level control.
- Fieldbus: A fieldbus is the wired control network between computers, motor drives and sensors.
Sources
- Clearpath Robotics, Jackal User Manual, System architecture and interior features
Jackal is built around a computer running Ubuntu (Intel-based computer or Jetson developer kit), paired with a 32-bit microcontroller MCU.
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