ANT® - Autonomous Navigation Technology

Your vehicle, our navigation

ANT® Laser-guided Magnets &Gyro

Wire-guided

Installation/modification + = - -Precision + + = =Speed + + = -Manual/automatic + + - -Cost of infrastructure + = = -Cost of maintenance + + = =

1. Joystick around

2. Confirm references 3. Define graph

ANT® is environment basedANT® uses natural structures in the environment as

reference for localization. No additional infrastructure is

required (such as magnets, inductive wires or reflectors).

Based on industry proven sensorsANT® combines information from industrial encoders

and laser scanners to reach an accuracy of ±1 cm and

±1°. In fact, ANT® directly uses the data from the safety

laser scanners of your vehicle.

Autonomous handling of obstaclesANT® autonomously handles obstacles by either mo-

ving around them (obstacle avoidance), or adapting the

speed to avoid emergency situations (path following).

Single vehicle installation becomes feasibleOne major problem of traditional AGVs is the cost of the

installation. The infrastructure free ANT® driven vehicles

allow for the economical installation of even a single

vehicle in a large and/or complex building.

ANT® allows your vehicle to localize and navigate completely autonomously.

Comparison of guiding systems

Installation process

+ Positive = Neutral - Negative

ANT® navigation

Localization, control & missioning

Functionality

localization, control, missioning

Compatible vehicles

Kinematics differential drive, tricycle, car-like

Maximal speed up to 2.0 m/s

Localization

Localization accuracy ±1 cm and ±1°

Localization rate 5 Hz

Control frequency

Obstacle avoidance mode 10 Hz

Path following mode 10 Hz

Compatible motor controllers

Interface analog, CAN, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP

Compatible sensors

Laser scanners SICK S300, S3000, LMS2xx

Encoders absolute & incremental, CAN

Hardware

Embedded computer industrial PowerPC

Operating voltage 24 V DC ±15%

Power consumption <50 W

Operating temperature 0°C to 40°C

Storage temperature -25°C to 85°C

Relative humidity 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

IP rating IP20

Dimensions 340 x 310 x 147 mm (WxHxL)

Weight 7.0 kg

YOUR BENEFITS

Quick installation and modification of layout

Easy integration via standard interfaces and sensors

Fully compatible with semi-automatic tasks

Increased autonomy with onboard mission management

Economical even for single vehicle installation

OVERVIEW

No magnets, inductive lines or reflectors

Localizes and controls the vehicle

Manages the missions of your vehicle

Uses information from safety laser scanners

Performs fine positioning at any location

ANT® localization

Localization

Functionality

localization only

Compatible vehicles

Kinematics differential drive, tricycle, car-like

Maximal speed up to 5.0 m/s

Localization

Localization accuracy ±1 cm and ±1°

Localization rate 20 Hz

Control frequency

Obstacle avoidance mode -

Path following mode -

Compatible motor controllers

Interface -

Compatible sensors

Laser scanners SICK S300, S3000, LMS2xx, LMS1xx

Encoders -

Hardware

Embedded computer industrial PowerPC

Operating voltage 24 V DC ±15%

Power consumption <20 W

Operating temperature 0°C to 40°C

Storage temperature -25°C to 85°C

Relative humidity 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

IP rating IP20

Dimensions 340 x 200 x 147 mm (WxHxL)

Weight 5.8 kg

YOUR BENEFITS

Quick installation and modification of layout

Easy integration via standard interfaces and sensors

Fully compatible with semi-automatic tasks

Economical even for single vehicle installation

OVERVIEW

No magnets, inductive lines or reflectors

Returns precise position [x, y, θ]

Uses information from safety laser scanners

Performs fine positioning at any location

ANT® lite

Localization & control

Functionality

localization, control

Compatible vehicles

Kinematics differential drive

Maximal speed up to 2.0 m/s

Localization

Localization accuracy ±1 cm and ±1°

Localization rate 5 Hz

Control frequency

Obstacle avoidance mode 10 Hz

Path following mode 10 Hz

Compatible motor controllers

Interface CAN

Compatible sensors

Laser scanners SICK LMS1xx

Encoders CAN

Hardware

Embedded computer industrial PowerPC

Operating voltage 24 V DC ±15%

Power consumption <20 W

Operating temperature 0°C to 40°C

Storage temperature -25°C to 85°C

Relative humidity 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

IP rating IP20

Dimensions 182 x 60 x 190 mm (WxHxL)

Weight 1.1 kg

YOUR BENEFITS

Quick installation and modification of layout

Fully compatible with semi-automatic tasks

Economical even for single vehicle installation

OVERVIEW

No magnets, inductive lines or reflectors

Localizes and controls the vehicle

Uses information from regular scanners

Performs fine positioning at any location

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