SunRover Solar Power System and Multiplexer Working Yesterday, we took the SunRover robot out for her first walk. The purpose of the test was to verify the solar power panels were working, the SunAirPlus chargers were working and the solar […]
SunRover Robot – Solar Power System Ready to Test Summary The SunRover solar power power system is ready to be taken out to see first light of the sun. We have already tested it under a bright light. We have made some significant […]
SunRover Robot – Video – Power and Grounding Motor Noise Results Summary The new power and ground distribution system seems to have completely fixed the issues with the DC motors switching on and off. The Quad Power Management boards no […]
Oooooo Shiny! SunRover Solar Power Mux Charging System Test Today we did the first set of tests on the Solar Power Mux on SunRover. We hooked up a 6V DC power supply to the Solar Panel input (we wired an identical waterproof […]
Flame On! SunRover Solar Powered Robot Raspberry Pi / Arduino Power Up Today we did the first power up on SunRover. We had hooked up the power distribution system (3.3V, 5V and GND) throughout the equipment bay (a redo […]
SunRover Solar Powered Robot Computers Installed Recently, we pulled the equipment bay off of SunRover and replaced it with a bigger box and a better power and ground distribution system. We did this specifically because we were having problems with […]
SunRover Robot Ground and Power Distribution What is SunRover? SunRover is a tracked solar powered robot designed to move around and explore the area while sending back reports, tracking weather, managing a power budget tightly and providing a platform for […]
Project Curacao Survives Storm! Non-event…. The tropical wave hitting Curacao and Project Curacao yesterday and today was a complete non-event. Not much rain, and it even looks like the winds were less than the day before. A disappointment […]
Big Storm Heads for Project Curacao! Raspberry Pi Beware! Tropical Wave Onda is heading for Project Curacao. The first waves of this storm (not a hurricane, just a warm wet storm) have already been through Curacao with some small […]
What is the Solar Powered SunRover Robot? – Part 2 What is SunRover? SunRover is a tracked solar powered robot designed to move around and explore the area while sending back reports, tracking weather, managing a power budget tightly and […]
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