Rosie - An Autonomous Agricultural Robot
Technical Content
Our technical Details
If you are curious about the details this is for you.
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Electronics
- 2 batteries with a total of 10kWh
- Battery lifetime of 8 hours
- Custom designed PCB boards
- Powerful on-board computer (Intel NUC)
- 8 Elmo drives for motor control
- Router with LTE antenna
- Protected by a dust- and splash-proof electrical box
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Agility
- Steering controllers allow swerve and ackermann steering
- Fits through doors
- Obstacles with a height of 70mm can be overcome
- Stability up to an inclination of 20°
The custom made suspension stabilizes the platform and ensures ground contact of all four wheels.
Specifications
- Weights 300kg
- Dimensions: (L) 2100 x (W) 940 x (H) 1200 mm
- IP 54 resistance
- 4 hub motors with a total power of 2kW
- Uses Ubuntu, ROS
- Uses a RealSense D435i and T265 as visual sensors
- Driving speed while weeding: 0.2 m/s
- Max. driving speed: 1 m/s
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Autonomy
- Autonomous row following
- Autonomous row changing
- Autonomous passive weeding
- Autonomous active weeding in process
- Autonomous field changing in process
Passive tool
- For weeding between the rows
- 4 goosefoot shares
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User Interface
- A joystick allows a smooth and intuitive control
- LEDs signal different modes of the robot
- The robot gives auditive feedback