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Product Name: HT-2

Product Description

HT-2 is a mobile robot platform designed for autonomous car research. It is meant for researchers and developers who wish to implement the results of their research on "automobiles", or fully autonomous cars. 
Autonomous vehicle base which operates with behavior-based robotic principles 
Used as abased for research on highly autonomous vehicles 
Open design both in hardware and software for smooth addition and integration of various options provided by AAI or others 
Has basic collision avoidance capability in complex environments using both vision and ultrasonic sensors 
User-developed behaviors written in C and other languages easily incorporated to form an integrated on-board software 
Seamlessly and smoothly shifts from fully autonomous to fully manual operation using a joystick 
Framework for landmark-based navigation using vision system (software option, available Q4/04) 
Voice commands and vocal status report through voice recognition/synthesis interface (hardware/software option) 
Data collection, monitoring, recording, and analyses by a host via video/data communication options 
Sound vehicle base for repeated experiments in the field 



Standard processor: EBX processor (Pentium III embedded PC processor board), 1GHz clock, 1GBytes DRAM 
Standard sensors: Ultrasonic sensors (16), bumper sensors (4+8), encoders (2) 
Behavior-based vision system: Based on Texas Instruments' TMS320C642 high speed (600 MHz clock) DSP chip. Maximum frame resolution is 720 x 480 pixels. Basic affordance processing carried out at frame rate 
LCD console: 20 characters x 4 lines back-lit type 
Battery: Six 8V batteries (48V) 
Safety features: Emergency stop switches (2 front and 2 rear), seamless and instant manual override with a joystick, 8km/h energy absorbing front/rear bumpers with built-in collision sensors, driver-in-sear sensor, default bump behaviors, default collision-avoidance behaviors, remote kill switch (option) 
User ports: Analog inputs (6), digital inputs (6), digital outputs (8), serial port (1) 
Programming language: C and others including assemblers 
Size: length: 239 cm (93.9 inches)
width: 120 cm (47.2 inches)
Wheelbase: 163 cm (64.3 inches) 
Weight: 290 kg (638 lbs) 
Maximum payload: Approx. 300 kg (660 lbs) 
Ground clearance: 9.7 cm (3.8 inches) 
Speed: 0 - 4 Km/h (0 - 2.5 mph), continuouslly variable. Can be increased by user. Maximum manually operated speed is 19 Km/h (12 mph). Reverse speed at 65%. 
Turning radius: 2.9m (9.5 ft) 
Maximum inclination: 20 degrees 
Range: 20 Km (12.5 miles) maximum per full charge (flat smooth furface) 
Suspension: Precision independent front strut suspension with minimal camber and toe changes. Rear suspension with coil springs and hydraulic shock absorbers. 
Steering: DC motor driven rack and pinion, computer controlled 
Brakes: Power regeneration by motors and self-adjusting rear drum brakes. Parking brake with automatic release.

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