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III. Operation of Jaguar Robot

End user could develop his own Jaguar control program using the supplied development API and tools. Here, we

are going to discuss how to control the robot using the included “Jaguar Control Program” (You need to install

Google Earth program first).

Using Dr Robot Jaguar Control Program

This program will demonstrate how to control to navigate the Jaguar, move the arm-tracks and how to interpret,

process, display and log multi-sensor information.

This program provided with source code (c#)

 updates motor encoder reading, motor temperature, board voltage and battery voltage measuring

at 10Hz;

 reads and displays IMU and Laser Range sensor data;

 displays GPS reading on the Google Earth;

 displays and controls Axis camera.

Once you start the program, you will see the “Login Window”

It will read all the configuration information from outdoorrobotconfig.xml in

c:\DrRobotAppFile\.

When “Connect Robot” is clicked, it will start the WiRobotGateway program (also in

c:\DrRobotAppFile\) and try connecting to the Robot.

Google Earth is then loaded and it may take a while.

Google Earth supports offline use (without Internet),

but you have to obtain the map online ahead of use.

When Internet is not presented, this loading process

will take a longer time for trying to connect with

Google Earth website. You will not get the correct

Latitude and Longitude position by mouse clicking on

map before the map loading is finished. When loaded,

click “OK” button.