Boxfish Grabber – Blue Robotics
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How to control the grabber using the Control Station
Note
: For Alpha ROVs, see the next section.
To use the grabber, power on the ROV and Control Station. You will use the
controls shown below.
1.
Grabber open control button
. Press and hold the button to open the
grabber arms. While holding the button, the arms will move slowly apart until
the grabber is fully open. Release the button when you’d like the arms to
stop opening, or when the arms are fully open.
2.
Grabber close control button
. Press down and hold the button to start to
close the grabber arms. The arms will move slowly together until the grabber
is fully closed. Release the button to stop moving the arms towards the
closed position.
3.
Pitch/roll joystick
: You may need to pitch the ROV forward to pick up
objects from the bottom. Use the roll settings too if the object is at an angle.
Both pitch and roll are controlled by the centre joystick on the Control
Station.
