SBOT STATUS
The goal of this page is maintaining an updated list of the status of the s-bots in IRIDIA For each s-bot, a short list of hardware/software problems should be given. Every time an error/problem occurs while experimenting with the s-bots, it *must* be recorded here.
Common hardware problems
The following document list common hardware problems and their solutions:
When something happens to the s-bots (French, pdf)
sbot 6
Working
- Tracks
- Rotation
- Camera (bit out of focus)
- IR Proximity and Ground Sensors
Not working
- Traction sensor not working at all
- Gripper. Open close mechanism gets stuck occasionally
- Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
- Camera bit out of focus
Comments
- First generation
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 8
Working
- Tracks
- Gripper
- Rotation
- Accelerometer
- IR proximity and ground sensors
Not working
- Traction sensor not working at all
Comments
- First generation
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 9
Working
- Tracks
- Gripper
- Rotation
- Camera (quite a red image)
- IR Ground sensors
Not Working
- IR Proximity sensor 7 not working
- Traction sensor not working at all
- Light Sensor
- Accelerometer has tendency to jump to +/- 180 degrees. Otherwise working. Fixable by limiting values.
Comments
- First generation
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 13
Not Working
- Gripper broken (plastic on the gripper socket is broken, cannot be used)
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 19
Working
- Tracks
- Gripper
- Accelerometer
- Traction Sensor
- Rotation
- Camera
- IR Ground Sensors
Not Working
- IR Proximity sensor. No. 14 is not working at all
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 22
Working
- Gripper
- Rotation
- Tracks
- IR Proximity Sensors
- Traction Sensor (bit rigid)
- Camera
Not working
- IR Ground sensor 0 broken (very low sensitivity)
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 23
Not Working
- gripper doesn't close firmly
- point of gripper tooth broken
- battery seems very bad (7.06 after recharging)
Comments
- Flexible arm attached
Last tested 3rd October 2005
sbot 24
Working
- Tracks
- Gripper
- Rotation
- Traction Sensor
- Camera (out of focus)
- IR Proximity and Ground sensors
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 26
Working
- Traction
- Tracks
- Gripper
- Ground
- Rotating base
Not working
- Rotation ???
- IR Prox 5
- Unstable network connection also with minicom!!! (when running test-hardware it frequently freezes)
- Plastic of LED ring snapped.
Last tested 3rd October 2005
sbot 30
Working
- Gripper
- Rotation
- Tracks
- Proximity Sensor
- Traction Sensor
- Camera
Not working
- cracked perspex on camera tower
- camera image quite red
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 32
Working
- Traction Sensors
- IR Proximity and Ground sensors
- Gripper
- Rotation
- Tracks
Not Working
- Camera very out of focus
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 35
Working
Not Working
- Promiximity sensors 2,7,12
- Power shuts off intermittently / sometimes won't power up at all
Last tested 14th October 2005
sbot 36
Working Tracks Gripper Proximity Traction Ground Sensors
Not working
- Accelerometer starting values are near +/- 180. Does register change - maybe usable by addition of constant before reading.
Last tested 14th October 2005
