Adept Lynx Platform - Manual (Page 41)

Adept Lynx Platform User's Guide, Rev B
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Chapter 4: Payloads
Dimensions
You must keep your payload no wider and no longer than the Lynx platform.
The most common payload is a vertical extension of the platform, adding whatever features
are needed by your application above the platform itself.
Take care to keep all of the payload higher than the top of the Lynx platform. If any of the plat-
form's sensors get blocked, it won't be able to function normally. This is critical in the case of
the safety scanning laser.
If you purchased the optional vertical-mount lasers for your payload, you need to make sure
that the payload will not interfere with the view of those lasers. Typically, the vertical lasers
are mounted on the sides of the payload, so that they protrude enough to miss the payload
itself with the laser beam. Some customers have found it prudent to build a protective guard
over the vertical lasers, to protect the lasers from impact. Ensure that any such guard does not
block the laser beam.
The height of your payload will affect the center of gravity, covered in the next section.
145°
Units are mm [in.]
2x 50 [2.0]
2x 43 [1.7]
2x 146
[5.7]
4x 130
[5.1]
2x 49
[1.9]
2x 48
[1.9]
2x 43 [1.7]
2x 50 [2.0] 106 [4.2]
57 [2.2]
8x 50 [2.0]
8x 75 [3.0]
8x 73 [2.9]
4x 146 [5.7]
191
[7.5]
[7.3]
186
437 [17.2]
177 [7.0]
615
[24.2]
431
[17.0]
Figure 4-1. Platform Deck Dimensions, for Attaching Payload
Center of Gravity
As much as possible, you should keep the payload center of gravity centered on the Lynx plat-
form, and as low (close to the platform top) as possible. This will give you the best stability,
particularly when crossing thresholds or irregularities in the floor.
The following figure shows the center of gravity of the platform, without payload.