Specifications

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in a hazardous environment. Attachments such as earthmoving buckets and blades
enable terrain clearing and forced building entry. The large 1134 kg payload capacity
enables transport of equipment including an 11339 kg towing capability.
ACER specifications:
• Power: Turbocharged 60 HP Diesel
engine with hydraulic system for
tracks and auxiliary tools
• Velocity: 0 – 2.8 ms
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• Weight: 1905 kg
• Dimensions: 2.1 × 1.58 × 1.42 m
Figure 2.3 ACER robot
• Controller: Line of sight operation with portable briefcase type controller
2.2.3 MATILDA Robotic Platform
A smaller scale robotic platform called MATILDA shown in Figure 2.4 is also
available from Mesa Robotics Inc. The tracked platform is designed for remote
controlled missions primarily military related although provisions are available for
mounting of custom built manipulators and instrumentation. Robot control utilizes a
combination of RF and fibre-optics with a manually operated briefcase control station.
MATILDA specifications:
• Power: 12 VDC NiMH
(4- packs)
• Operating Time: 4 – 6 hours
• Velocity: 0 – 0.9 ms
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• Weight: 27.7 kg
• Dimensions: 0.76 × 0.53× 0.3 m Figure 2.4 MATILDA tracked robot
• Controller: 900 MHz portable control module with 2.4GHz video, joystick
control of vehicle/camera/manipulator
• Sensors: pan/tilt colour camera, IR thermal imaging, optional CBRN sensor kit
for chemical/biological and radiological detection