Adept Lynx Platform - Manual (Page 67)

Adept Lynx Platform User's Guide, Rev B
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Chapter 6: Operation
Before proceeding, you need to have performed the steps covered in the Setup and Getting Star-
ted chapters, so your platform has a map to work from.
6.1 Operating Environment
The Adept Lynx platform is designed to operate in an environment that is wheelchair access-
ible. Care must be taken to avoid:
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glass doors and walls
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pits without railings or low bumpers
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floors with access panels removed
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loose cables, hoses, etc.
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large, highly-reflective objects
Floors must provide good traction, typical of good walking conditions.
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Slope up to 1:12
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Step traversal up to 15 mm (0.6 in.)
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Gap traversal up to 15 mm (0.6 in.)
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Temperature 5° to 40° C (41° to 104° F)
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Humidity 5 to 95%, non-condensing
The Adept Lynx platform is not intended for use in hazardous environments (explosive gas,
water, dust, oil mist). It has an IP rating of IP-44.
6.2 Typical Operation
During normal startup, your Adept Lynx platform powers all its onboard systems 1 and runs
its onboard software and your integrated processes automatically to provide an application-
ready AIV. If it has been given a map of its workspace and knows where it is within that envir-
onment (localized), your AIV is ready to perform on startup and will operate autonomously,
without human intervention.
The following applications are covered in detail in the Adept Motivity
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User's Guide .
There are many options for configuring and tuning your Adept Lynx platform to best suit your
application.
Maps are developed with the MobilePlanner application. These may contain a variety of vir-
tual elements, including special lines and sectors which act to modify the behavior of an
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As configured either by the factory or through your own parameter changes.