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MAX 5J

MAX 5J – Low Cost, High Performance Research Rover

System Summary

MAX is a compact low-cost 4-wheel drive, 4-wheel steer, high-clearance agile durable chassis, outfitted with sensors and electronics that make it ideally suited for supporting research relevant to intelligent teleoperation and as a low-cost autonomous robotic test bed and appliance.  The suspension has adequate travel to allow for sufficient dexterity to run on rugged outdoor terrain. MAX is a highly compact yet incredibly versatile COTS rover that is field-serviceable and easily repairable.  The chassis is designed so that it is modular and reconfigurable with a wide variety of sensors and actuators to suite the user’s needs, making it ideally suited for robotics research and development.

The MAX 5J rover is designed and developed for high-performance operation. Example applications include outdoor operation for scientific field research, use for security and surveillance leveraging high-speed capabilities, as well as military applications. Customers and users of the MAX 5 rovers include NASA, the USGS, as well as private companies.

MAX 5J SPECIFICATIONS

Physical Modules:

  • Four wheel drive with independently controlled twin brushless motors
  • Independent front and rear limited-slip metal gear differentials, CV-joints, and ball-bearing equipped gearboxes
  • High performance, titanium gear, high-torque servos as actuators
  • Twin, independent Ackerman steering with tight turning radius (25 cm)
  • Carbon fiber composite frame
  • Compact (18” x 15” x 19” LxWxH), lightweight chassis design (gross weight: 9.5kg)
  • Running gear attached to sophisticated suspension system capable of carrying up to 7 kg of extra payload
  • Top speed of 5 m/s, sufficient for lab and field deployment
  • Stereo camera pair mounted on an articulated panospheric pan and tilt unit
  • (Optional) Inertial Navigation Unit (3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis magnetometers) with integrated, WAAS enabled GPS and DGPS option
  • (Optional) 10 strategically placed sonar rangefinders with integrated photo sensors
  • Large variety of peripheral connectivity via FireWire (IEEE 1394), USB 2.0, Serial (RS232, 488, I2C), Gigabit Ethernet, PCI, CANBus, GPIO, A/D, PWM, Quadrature and counters, Parallel, DVI and S-Video

Computational Modules:

  • Dual-Core, high performance 1.6 GHz 1M processor, upgradeable to 2.2GHz
  • 1GB DDR2 RAM
  • 2.5″ 80GB SATA
  • Fanless system
  • Low-power consumption, Industry standard x86-based mini-ITX form factor
  • I/O board with a real-time kernel and DIO/AIO/PWM peripheral support

Please contact us for a quote!

Discounts available with purchases of 2 or more

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