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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> 
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head> 
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                <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"/>        
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                <meta name="description" content="Scout is a perfect teaching tool for control systems and autonomous robotics"/> 
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                <meta name="keywords" content="control systems, autonomous robotics, mapping, localization, education"/> 
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<?php include("header.php"); ?>
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                <title>Applications | ColonyScout.com</title> 
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</head>
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<body bgcolor="#eeeeee"> 
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<div id="general"> 
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<?php include("nav.php"); ?> 
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        <div id="body">
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                <div id="body-boxes">
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                        <div class="box-row" style="margin-top: 10px;">
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                                <div class="white-top"></div>
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                                <div class="white-body text-box">
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                                        <h1>How will you use Scout?</h1>
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                                        <p><span class="description">The Scout platform provides great functionality at a fraction of the 
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                                        cost of commercial solutions. It's a perfect teaching tool for universities or companies to train 
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                                        students and staff on control theory, automated control systems, and explore swarm robot behaviors. 
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                                        The rich feature set of the Scout provides the researchers of today with the tools needed for 
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                                        tomorrow's success.</span></p>
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                                </div>
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                                <div class="white-body text-box">
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                                        <div class="hr"></div>        
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                                        <a href="javascript:;" title="Click to Expand" onmousedown="toggleDiv('forklift');">
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                                        <h1>Autonomous Warehouse Distribution</h1><img src="images/btn_expand.png" alt="expand"/></a>
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                                        <p><div class="box-img-side"><img src="images/forklift.jpg" title="forklift" class="box-img"/>
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                                        <span class="description">A relatively new technology is changing the distribution 
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                                        warehouse. Robots zip back and forth, replacing dangerous man-operated forklifts and 
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                                        increasing productivity. The challenge does not yet have an optimized solution, and 
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                                        the Scout platform can be used to explore efficient algorithms and varied storage 
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                                        paradigms. Since Scout can connect to the internet, real-world server applications can 
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                                        also be tested in the simulation environment.
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                                        <br/><br/>
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                                        <a href="javascript:;" onmousedown="toggleDiv('forklift');">
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                                        <em>learn more &gt;&gt;</em></a>
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                                        </span></div></p>
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                                        <div id="forklift" style="display:none;">
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                                        <div class="content-box">
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                                                <h2>Forklift Hardware</h2><br/>
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                                                The Forklift accessory has 6?+ vertical travel and slides into a compact form 
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                                                factor that does not interfere with the rear sonar rangefinder. The slides 
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                                                are spaced to allow access to the rear charging ports.
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                                                A <em>smart accessory</em>, the forklift has its own microcontroller that handles 
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                                                position control of the slide and pallet identification via an embedded RFID 
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                                                reader.
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                                                <img src="images/forklift_large.jpg" title="colony scout forklift"/>
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                                        </div>
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                                        <div class="side-box">
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                                                <h3>Behaviors</h3>
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                                                <ul>
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                                                        <li>Localization</li>
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                                                        <li>Obstacle/Robot Avoidance</li>
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                                                        <li>Path Planning</li>
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                                                        <li>Object manipulation</li>
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                                                        <li>Autonomous Recharging</li>
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                                                </ul>
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                                        <a href="javascript:;" title="Click to Expand" onmousedown="toggleDiv('dighaul');">
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                                        <h1>Cooperative Excavation: Dig &amp; Haul</h1><img src="images/btn_expand.png" alt="expand" /></a>
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                                        <p><div class="box-img-side"><img src="images/digger.jpg" title="digger" class="box-img"/>
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                                        <span class="description">Another area of recent automation is in excavation equipment. 
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                                        Most excavation is still performed by human operators, but recent work has shown increased 
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                                        productivity when machines are trained from productive operators. The Dig &amp; Haul accessory 
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                                        is designed to develop algorithms for cooperative manipulation of objects in complex 
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                                        environments. Simple excavation tasks can be completed by a group of equipped Scouts.
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                                        <a href="javascript:;" onmousedown="toggleDiv('dighaul');">
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                                        <em>learn more &gt;&gt;</em></a>                                        
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                                        <div class="content-box">
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                                                <h2>Digger &amp; Hauler</h2><br/>
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                                                Dig and Haul consists of two cooperative accessories designed for streamlined interaction. 
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                                                The multiple degree of freedom digging arm has an articulated bucket for load 
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                                                release and folds into a compact form factor for transport.
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                                                The Hauler component features an FSR load cell to measure the payload mass and signal the Digger 
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                                                when the maximum capacity is reached. The powerful drive motors and dump mechanism allow the Scout 
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                                                to deliver a payload of up to 2 pounds.
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                                                <img src="images/digger_large.jpg" title="dig and haul together"/>
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                                        </div>
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                                        <div class="side-box">
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                                                <h3>Behaviors</h3>
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                                                <ul>
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                                                        <li>Localization</li>
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                                                        <li>Obstacle/Robot Avoidance</li>
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                                                        <li>Path Planning</li>
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                                                        <li>Coordinated object manipulation</li>
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                                                </ul>
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                                        <a href="javascript:;" title="Click to Expand" onmousedown="toggleDiv('car');">
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                                        <h1>Autonomous Vehicle Simulation</h1><img src="images/btn_expand.png" alt="expand" /></a>
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                                        <p><div class="box-img-side"><img src="images/car.jpg" title="car robotics" class="box-img"/>
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                                        <span class="description">"Car Robotics" is an exciting field of studies dedicated 
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                                        to developing next generation intelligent cars. Full scale autonomous vehicles 
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                                        equippped with sensors are cost prohibitive and provide a major roadblock to 
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                                        widespread research and innovation. The Scout platform provides tools to 
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                                        study autonomous movement, inter-vehicle communication, and interaction with 
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                                        other external elements.
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                                        <a href="javascript:;" onmousedown="toggleDiv('car');">
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                                        <em>learn more &gt;&gt;</em></a>
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                                        <div id="car" style="display:none;">
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                                        <div class="content-box">
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                                                <h2>Vehicle Simulation</h2><br/>
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                                                Scout provides full coverage ultrasonic ranging around the vehicle, independent 
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                                                wheel sensors for odometry and speed control, and an accelerometer and gyroscope for 
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                                                tracking vehicle dynamics.
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                                                The vehicle simulation accessory adds turn signals, brake lights, a backup distance 
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                                                sensor, and a horn output to complete the package.
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                                        </div>
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                                        <div class="side-box">
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                                                <h3>Behaviors</h3>
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                                                <ul>
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                                                        <li>Traffic Formation Control</li>
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                                                        <li>Obstacle/Vehicle Avoidance</li>
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                                                        <li>Path Planning</li>
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                                                        <li>Realtime Traffic Updates</li>
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                                        <a href="javascript:;" title="Click to Expand" onmousedown="toggleDiv('mapping');">
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                                        <h1>Environment Mapping</h1><img src="images/btn_expand.png" alt="expand" /></a>
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                                        <p><span class="description">The Scout was designed to handle indoor terrain
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                                        with ease. Coupled with a fast scanning sonar array, indoor environments can be 
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                                        mapped for proving SLAM algorithms or exploring new locations. Multiple Scouts 
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                                        can be used together for even faster data collection.
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                                        <a href="javascript:;" onmousedown="toggleDiv('mapping');">
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                                        <em>learn more &gt;&gt;</em></a>
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                                        <div id="mapping" style="display:none;">
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                                        <div class="content-box">
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                                                <h2>Mapping Algorithms</h2><br/>
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                                                <h3>Behaviors</h3>
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                                                        <li>Localization</li>
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                                                        <li>Obstacle Avoidance</li>
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                                                        <li>Path Planning</li>
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                                        <div id="bottom-nav">
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                                                <ul id="pagenav">
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                                                                <a href="<?php echo $nav[$nav_id['app']-1]; ?></a></li>
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                                                                <a href="<?php echo $nav[$nav_id['app']+1]; ?></a></li>
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<?php include("footer.php"); ?>
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</body></html>
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