Khepera


 

Overview

  • Construction:  2001 (Khepera II), 1996 (Khepera I)
  • Project:  Application in teaching

Features

  • Hardware Platform:   K-Team, Switzerland
  • Size:
    diameter 70mm
    height 30mm
    weight 80g
  • Drive:
    differential drive
    2 driven wheels
    2 castor points, 0,02 . . 0,5 m/s
  • Sensors:
    8 infra-red (range 100mm)
    3 analog inputs (0-4.3V, 8bit)
    communication standard serial port, up to 115kbps
    incremental encoders (roughly 12 pulses per mm of robot motion)
    front camera
    omni-directional camera (analog)
  • Onboard-PC:
    Motorola 68331, 25MHz
    RAM 512 Kbyte, Flash 512 Kbytes (Programmable via serial port)
    (Khepera I: Motorola 68331 CPu, 16 MHz, 256 KB RAM, 512 KB EEPROM)
  • Power Supply:
    NiMh-Accu
    max. 1h operating time
  • Other:
    serial port for power supply and communication for higher level applications
    remote control software for Labview, Matlab and Sysquake

Pictures - Click on an picture to enlarge

     
   

 Khepera 1 (2011)
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  Khepera 2 (2011)
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