Chapter 1: Introduction
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Spare battery
A spare battery can be used to minimize down-time. Swapping the battery for a fully-
charged battery avoids taking the AMR out of service for more than a few minutes.
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Call/Door Boxes
These allow an AMR to be requested from a remote location, or allow the AMR system
to control an automated door, so the AMR can pass through it.
User-Supplied Components / System Requirements
PC with Microsoft Windows®
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Ethernet (wireless preferred)
Wireless is required for a fleet (more than one AMR).
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100 megabytes of available hard-disk storage
1.3 Software Overview
FLOW Core
The FLOW Core includes all of the software used for platforms and the Enterprise Manager
appliance, with the exception of the SetNetGo OS.
ARAM
The Advanced Robotics Automation Management software (ARAM) runs on the LD Platform
core. It operates ranging sensors like the safety scanning laser and sonar, and performs all the
high-level, autonomous robotics functions, including obstacle avoidance, path planning, loc-
alization, navigation, and so on, culminating in motion commands to the MARC firmware.
ARAM also controls the battery and light discs, and manages digital and analog I/O, which,
along with platform power, provide for integration of application-specific sensors and effectors
that the user adds.
ARAM manages wired and wireless Ethernet communications with offboard software, for
external monitoring, development, and systems coordination, including coordination of a fleet
of AMRs through the optional Enterprise Manager . It also manages integration with other sys-
tems, as well as external monitoring, setup, and control with the MobilePlanner application.
ARAMCentral
ARAMCentral is the software that runs on the Enterprise Manager appliance. This software
and the appliance combined are referred to as Enterprise Manager.
For a fleet, the ARAMCentral software manages:
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the map that all AMRs use
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the configuration that all AMRs use
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traffic control of the AMRs
This includes multi-AMR avoidance, destination, standby, and dock control.
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