Taski AEROBOT 1850, User Manual

Page 1: ... www intellibotrobotics com User Manual Hands Free Cleaning Floor Sweeper 5410 SW Macadam Ave Suite 100 Portland Oregon 97239 ...

Page 2: ...itial System Set Up Setting Operator Privileges Preference Settings Daily Startup Procedures Cleaning Options Manual Clean Spot Clean Area Clean Cleaning Patterns Map Clean Clean Up Trouble Shooting Diagnostics Sonar Touchshield Floor Sensor Gyro Network Memory Outputs Drive Motor Maintenance Schedule Technical Data 3 4 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 22 22 24 25 28 29 30 31 32 34 35 36...

Page 3: ...ll necessary maintenance and repair procedures must be carried out by qualified personnel or by Intellibot Robotics Distributors Always use Intellibot Robotics original parts and accessories explicitly approved for the AeroBot Robotic Floor Sweeper These parts have been tested to determine their reliability safety and suitability Intellibot Robotics approved parts and accessories are available thr...

Page 4: ...r flammable liquids vapors or combustible dusts This machine is not equipped with explosion proof motors Electric motors will spark upon start up and during operation which could cause a flash fire or explosion machine is used in an area where flammable vapors liquids are combustible dust are present Do not pick up flammable materials or reactive metals Warning electrical hazard Do not charge batt...

Page 5: ...lfunction may occur Use manufacturer supplied or approved replacement parts All repairs must be performed by a qualified service person Do not modify the machine from its original design WARNING To prevent condensation of critical components before operating allow the robot to sit 1 hour for every 7 2 F 4 C difference between storage temperature and 70 F 21 C ...

Page 6: ...6 User Guide MACHINE COMPONENTS Electronics box Side brush Front access door Sonars Side brush Safety touchshield ...

Page 7: ...Depressing the emergency stop switch will immediately stop the Hands Free The emergency stop switch should only be used if the robot must be stopped immediately such as for a building evacuation Otherwise use the on screen stop button Operator Pager The operator will be paged when the Hands Free finishes a cleaning routine runs low on battery charge or encounters an obstacle that it is unable to n...

Page 8: ...ases the parking brake Note The Hands Free machine will not move when the parking brake is engaged Tank The AeroBot Hands Free Floor Sweeper has a 10 gallon seamless polyethylene tank with 2 dome filters Brush Head Assembly The AeroBot head is powered by a single 1 2 HP DC motor with a belt driven 4 5 diameter brush that spins at 1390 RPM The combination of the 12 side broom and 28 long brush yiel...

Page 9: ... battery pack when low on charge WARNING Only 24 volt chargers with a gel cell setting should be used to ensure the batteries do not overheat Using any other charger may cause damage to the batteries Charge each battery pack for a continuous 18 hours The AeroBot automatically powers off when the battery charging plug is inserted Circuit Breaker Fuse Panel Fuse Panel and Circuit Breaker Open the fr...

Page 10: ...rger from the machine It will not start if connected Press the ON button Note It takes almost two 2 minutes for the machine to fully power up Touch the Log In button Enter your operator code and Touch OK If your operator code is unknown contact your administrator ...

Page 11: ... User Guide To access the system menu touch the right arrow To set up operator privileges touch the icon The Prep Step Guide will appear Move to the Home Screen by touching OK Setting Operator privileges ...

Page 12: ... an operator touch the name to highlight then press To turn on off robotic mode privilege touch To turn on off mapping privilege touch To turn on off access to reporting touch To turn on off admin privileges touch To allow access to diagnostics touch Enter operators name and touch OK Enter a unique user code and touch OK ...

Page 13: ...n the machine must be configured This screen allows for configuring a Wi Fi device to work on a managed network with a static IP address or one provided by a DHCP server It also allows for configuring a variety of security and authentication protocols This screen does not configure a cellular modem device When you are finished touch OK Preference Settings To access the preferences for safety beepe...

Page 14: ...er Guide Daily Startup Procedure Disconnect the Battery Charger it will not start if connected Press the ON button Note It takes almost two 2 minutes for the machine to fully power up Touch the Log In button ...

Page 15: ...ter your operator code and touch OK If your operator code is unknown contact your administrator A series of screens will appear that will prompt you through the preparation steps prior to cleaning Release parking brake ...

Page 16: ...ts Clear the floor before running the machine as paper cups and other small debris can get caught in the hose and cause the vacuum to not work Manual Clean To operate the machine in manual cleaning mode perform the following actions Touch the Manual Clean Button on the home screen Turn on the vacuum by touching the fan icon Lower the head and turn on the brushes by touching the brush icon Touch th...

Page 17: ...e on the left and one on the right at the start of Spot Clean for it to accurately measure the width of the area to clean Position the machine in the middle of the hallway aisle and perform the following actions Touch the Spot Clean button on the Home screen Select the distance to clean with the and buttons to set the cleaning length from 20 to 200 feet Touch GO and the machine will start cleaning...

Page 18: ...rea with only one sidewall as a reference but works best when both a left and right wall are present An end wall or some other obstacle is needed to designate the end of the cleaning area for the machine There are nine separate cleaning patters to choose from Touch the Area Clean button on the Home screen to access Cleaning Patterns Area Clean ...

Page 19: ...a Return L Left L Left Return L Right L Right Return T Left T Left Return T Right T Right Return Side T Right Side T Right Return Side T Left Side T Left Return Cross Left Cross Left Return Cross Right Cross Right Return Cleaning Patterns ...

Page 20: ...y touch Return to Start to have the machine return to the starting location of the first Area when it is finished cleaning rather than at the end of the second Area The 9 cleaning Patterns available on the machine are shown graphically Below are the parts of a cleaning Pattern Side T Right Areas to clean Green triangle is the machine s starting location Red octagon is the machine s ending location...

Page 21: ...cleaning pattern and touch GO To pause the machine touch the ıı pause button To resume cleaning touch the blinking GO To stop cleaning touch Stop The machine will ask you to confirm that you want to stop cleaning If not the machine will be paused and can be resumed by touching GO ...

Page 22: ...ine must be within 2 feet of that starting location and oriented in the proper direction for the route to run successfully Position the machine at starting point that is associated with a specific map Choose MAP from the menu Select appropriate map from the list Touch Go Clean Up The tank should be cleaned at the end of every shift Wipe off accumulated dust from the touchshield ...

Page 23: ...anging Battery Packs Set the parking brake Position battery exchange cart to receive battery pack Latch the guide ramp into slot located above rear bumper Lock the casters on the Battery Exchange Cart Warning A battery pack weighs 289 pounds Be sure that the exchange cart casters are in a locked position to prevent personal injury Press latch to release battery pack Using the handle pull the batte...

Page 24: ...aulty Mechanical drag Perform sonar diagnostic clean sonar Inspect casters Not cleaning floor surface Brush motor not running Reset circuit breaker Machine pulling to one side when manually driving Parking brake is not fully disengaged Move parking brake lever all the way to the left then all the way back to the right If solution fails to correct problem please call service technician Trouble Shoo...

Page 25: ...25 User Guide To access system diagnostics go to the Home Screen and touch the right arrow From the system menu select Diags icon Diagnostics ...

Page 26: ... accessible from the Functions screen if the diagnostics privilege has been granted to the operator The Diagnostics screen shows all of the built in diagnostics tools available on the machine Some shown above may not be present on all variations of machines or because the operator does not have the required privileges A ...

Page 27: ...nostic Function A Sonars Reports the distances each sonar sensor measures B Touchshield Reports which of the touchshield zones are contacting the environment C Floor Sensors Reports the distances that each of the infrared floor sensors are above the floor D Gyro Reports the compass heading of the machine E Wireless Reports wireless network signal strength and IP address F Memory Reports the amount...

Page 28: ...out so the sonar may detect objects that are not directly in front of them Also the sonar sensors have a dead zone where they cannot detect an object The dead zone is the first 6 inches from the face of the sonar When a sonar number is gray and the distance is reported as the sonar is not receiving an echo and therefore cannot measure a distance If a number is skipped over for example when going f...

Page 29: ...th them The white numbers B are the total number of times that that zone has detected contact since the machine was installed The orange numbers C are the number of times that a zone has detected contact since this diagnostic was most recently started Each time the diagnostic is run the orange numbers reset to 0 Touch the reset button D to manually reset the orange numbers to 0 When a zone detects...

Page 30: ...he four sensors A reports a distance in millimeters B and a voltage C that the sensor is reporting When the distance to the floor is measured as safe the number is in green When no floor is detected the number is red Note The infrared floor sensors can be misled when the machine is over black shiny surfaces If this happens the machine will pause and a message will be displayed on the touchscreen E...

Page 31: ...ll rotate the machine in a counterclockwise direction To stop rotating press the arrow button opposite of the direction of rotation There are two parameters for calibrating a gyro One is the Scale Factor D and is set at the factory It does not normally need to be changed Values normally range from 18500 to 20500 The other parameter is the Center value E This is computed automatically by the machin...

Page 32: ...s screen shots for each are provided For machines using the WiFi network device on a managed network the screen will show the managed IP address MAC address and signal strength For machines using the WiFi network device on an ad hoc network the screen will show the ad hoc IP address MAC address and signal strength Note ad hoc mode is only for local wireless connections to a service tech s computer...

Page 33: ...show the cell IP address and signal strength at the point and time of the initial cell tower connection Touching button A toggles between displaying the WiFi connectivity information and the cellular modem connectivity information To exit the diagnostic and return to the Diagnostics main screen touch Return B B A ...

Page 34: ...c This diagnostic shows how much of the flash memory is used by the computer If the usage exceeds 80 contact Intellibot Robotics for more information To exit the diagnostic and return to the Diagnostics main screen touch Return A A ...

Page 35: ...it was turned on by the operator Use the left B and right C arrows to scroll through the 4 screens of outputs The battery voltage D is displayed to observe how the voltage changes when individual effectors are turned on and off To exit the diagnostic and return to the Diagnostics main screen touch Return E When exiting the diagnostic all outputs are returned to their normal state In other words if...

Page 36: ...0 200 300 400 mm s The machine cleans at 400 mm s When the Command speed D is set to 0 Anti drift E on yellow button keeps the two wheels at the same position Turn off Anti drift by touching the button to see how much each wheel continues to spin even when commanded to not move which is useful for calibrating the drive amplifiers Touching either of the Audible buttons F the machine will beep faste...

Page 37: ...ssary X Lubricate hinges X Clean gaskets vacuum motor and tank inlet X Inspect emergency stop switch lamp replace if necessary X Inspect yellow warning light replace if necessary X Inspect and test Front and Rear Touchshield zone X Inspect Battery Box ball bearings lubricate if needed X Check Pager operation replace batteries if needed X Clean intake hoses X Replace drive belts X Clean undercarria...

Page 38: ...k 387 lbs 176 kg Electrical Requirements Batteries Four 4 Sealed gel cell deep cycle 180 AH 6 VDC output length 10 25 inches 260mm width 7 13 inches 181 mm height 10 88 inches 276 mm Run Time Approximately four 4 hours Charger Unit 20 Amp 24 VDC output 115 VAC input with automatic shut off Robotic Features Main Computer Monitors all functions and commands the robot to perform memorized cleaning ro...

Page 39: ... of 50 lbs Cleaning Width 32 inches Brush Head Stainless steel weldment powder coated Motors Drive Wheel Motors Two 24 VDC precision motors built in encoders with traction water displacement tread Brush Drive Motor Vacuum Motors Single 1 2 HP DC motor w belt driven 4 5 diam brush that spins at 1390 RPM Two 67 CFM vacuums Production Cleaning Rate 9 875 sq ft 914 sq m per hour average Operating Envi...

Page 40: ...o 75 RH Environmental Effects Acoustical Noises 68 dBa Consumable Parts Kit AeroBot Consumable Kit HEPA KES1000v HEP AeroBot Consumable Kit KES1000v Individual Part s Ordering Parts To order parts contact Customer Assistance Center 888 837 0002 or email Service intellibotrobotics com ...