Datasheet

The Docking Station will power the electronics and all the computers.
The final charging method depends on the way that the user wants to charge the robot. Two different
approaches can be used:
• Manual charging - In the manual mode the navigation computer will fully control the
Enable/Disable and charge of each battery.
• Automatic charging - In automatic mode the Sensor&Management Board will detect the
arrival at the Docking Station and the FROG robot charger will start to charge the batteries.
The charging procedure is fully automatic. When the batteries are fully charged the charger will stop
the charge.
To return from the charge mode two approaches can be used:
• Remove the robot from the charger by hand or disconnect the Docking Station power. By
using this procedure the Sensor&Management Board will no longer detect the 18V from the
Docking Station and will switch back the batteries from the charger. This procedure should
only be used when the Navigation and other computers are not connected.
• Manually switch back all the batteries from charge mode to enable/disable mode. With this
procedure the user can avoid current spikes that can reset the computers and also allow the
platform to autonomously enter and leave the Docking Station.
FROG – FP7 STREP nr. 288235
Deliverable: D1.4 – Platform User and Developer Manual 44