for use in the transmittance and receipt of information. Future plans for a WEB interface
will eventually allow remote operators to control the platform from a secure location via
a standard web browser.
c. Basic Operation
The heart of the SMART platform is the “ALLTASK.C” program, which
is compiled to the BL2000 microprocessor. The program communicates with the client
JAVA control application via a standard wireless Ethernet link. Rs-232 serial channels on
the BL2000 are used to communicate with the onboard GPS and Digital Compass. Both
devices provide position and heading up-dates once per second.
Movement commands, which include speed, course and GPS waypoint
positions, are initiated via the client Java application and are sent to the robot as Ethernet
packets over a wireless connection. The BL2000 microprocessor interprets these
commands and, in turn, drives the plant (motors) via a Pulse Width Modulator (PWM).
Remaining digital I/O and serial ports on the BL2000 are reserved for
future expansion of the basic platform and communications with future sensor arrays.
(See figure 4.)
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