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Weasel
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Lite User Manual
Weasel
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Lite User Manual
reactivated by the corresponding marker. Note that all areas where the safety level is
reduced by partly/fully disabled sensors must be protected by optical means or additional
warning facilities (optical or acoustic). Follow the instructions provided in the operating
manual.
Sensors Off - Right:
This marker is not included in the Weasel
®
Starter Kit but is available
as a special marker. It is used for defining an area where the right sensor pairs are
disabled. This is useful when Weasels must pass cramped areas. In this case, the distance
between the middle of the track and an obstacle can be reduced to 25 cm, provided that the
vehicle is in parallel with the obstacle. Note, however, that in such areas there is the risk of
collisions with obstacles and accessibility is no longer guaranteed. This marker should only
be used if there are no other options. The sensors will remain disabled until they are
reactivated by the corresponding marker. Note that all areas where the safety level is
reduced by partly/fully disabled sensors must be protected by optical means or additional
warning facilities (optical or acoustic). Follow the instructions provided in the operating
manual.
Sensors Off - All:
This marker is not included in the Weasel
®
Starter Kit but is available as
a special marker. It is used for defining an area where both sensor pairs are disabled, i.e.
the Weasel will be “blind”. This is useful when Weasels must pass cramped areas. In this
case, the distance between the middle of the track and obstacle on both sides can be
reduced to 25 cm, provided that the vehicle is in parallel with the obstacles. Note, however,
that in such areas there is the risk of collisions with obstacles and accessibility is no longer
guaranteed. This marker should only be used if there are no other options. The sensors will
remain disabled until they are reactivated by the corresponding marker. Note that all areas
where the safety level is reduced by partly/fully disabled sensors must be protected by
optical means or additional warning facilities (optical or acoustic). Follow the instructions
provided in the operating manual.
Sensors On - All:
This marker is not included in the Weasel
®
Starter Kit but is available as
a special marker. It enables sensors which were disabled before.
2.5 Stations
Stations are locations in the travel path where your Weasels will be loaded (sources) or unloaded (sinks).
The charging station is an exception. All stations are composed of tracks and markers as described in
the previous sections. Stations may be simple stop points where the goods are loaded/unloaded
manually or areas where loading and unloading transfer stations (available for upgrading your Weasel
®
Lite system) are used. Transfer stations will be detailed in chapter 5.
Note each station is always assigned a unique number (1 to 999) which must only be assigned once in
the travel path. With the Weasel
®
Lite Starter Kit, you can install 5 stations, for example. If you require
additional track elements and markers you may order them later at any time. Typically, a tablet (or
smartphone) is assigned to a station to enable calling Weasels or instructing Weasels once they reach
the station.
Although the available track elements and markers enable a great number of variation options, most
applications can be implemented following two simple patterns which can be combined to form a travel
