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LeoRover - Charging station
£997.20
£831.00
The Leo Rover Charging Station is designed to provide a convenient and efficient way to charge the Leo Rover. It offers several features and functionalities, including:
- Protection against aggressive driving onto the station: Once positioned, the rover will be locked in place, ensuring a secure charging process.
- Easy plug & play modification of the rover: The charging station allows for a simple and hassle-free connection to the Leo Rover, making it convenient to charge the rover's battery.
- Replacement of MEB cover: The charging station provides a step-by-step guide for replacing the MEB cover of the Leo Rover 1.8 (not included).
- Docking software integration: The charging station comes with docking software that utilizes Aruco Dectector for detecting the station and provides the
- necessary coordinates for the docking process.
- Battery charging instructions: The Leo Rover Forum provides instructions on how to charge the battery, including the importance of turning the battery on and avoiding pressing the button to prevent it from turning off.
- Battery-level display: The Fictionlab Charging Station is equipped with a battery-level display, allowing you to monitor the power status of the Leo Rover during the charging process.
Overall, the Leo Rover Charging Station offers a reliable and user-friendly solution for charging the Leo Rover, ensuring its battery is ready for exploration and research tasks.
SKU
leo-chrsta
Technical parameters:
Supply voltage: 12 VDC
Charging current: 3 A
Estimated charging time (0-100%): 2 hours (for the standard Leo Rover battery)
Main materials: Aluminum, PLA
Dimensions (in millimeters):
Additional features:
• Battery level display,
• Holes for mounting the station to a surface,
• Autonomous docking possibility based on the ARTag (see our tutorial),
• Compatibility with standard Leo Rover chargers,
• Ability to autonomously center the rover on the station,
• Protection against aggressive driving onto the station – once positioned, the rover will be locked in place,
• Easy plug & play modification of the rover – only requires changing the cover and connecting cables,
• Possibility of hot-swapping batteries on the station – without turning off the rover.
Charging process:
NOTE: A rover with a modified cover with charging pads is required.
a. The rover docks to the station – either by teleoperation or autonomously.
b. During docking, the rover's position is adjusted by the shape of the station to perfectly align with the pads.
c. The charging process starts once the pads on the rover touch the pads on the station.
d. The LED on the charging station changes color depending on the rover's charge level.
LED colors:
• Steady green: ~90% charge
• Steady yellow: ~70% charge
• Slow blinking yellow: ~50% charge
• Fast blinking yellow: ~20% charge
• Steady red: ~10% charge
• Slow blinking red: ~5-7% charge
• Fast blinking red: Below 5% charge
NOTE: Due to the characteristics of lithium-ion batteries, it is recommended to leave the fully charged rover on the station for some time in order to balance the battery cells (do not remove the rover immediately after the green LED lights up).
NOTE: The battery voltage can also be checked in the device's interface or through ROS.
Safety:
Currently, the station has no safety features – beware not to place anything metal on it (with contact to the pads); otherwise, it may result in damage to the charger.
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