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Definitions

Modified 2019-09-23 by AmaurX

Maintenance area

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

The actual Duckietown city and the charging and calibration area are strictly separated by a single road. Every tile which purpose is the servicing of Duckiebots is part of the maintenance area. This includes every intersection and road which guides the Duckiebot from the maintenance entrance to a charging module and back.

Charging area

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

A charging area is the combination of multiple charging modules (Section 1.8 - Charging module) and intersections, straights and curves which connect the charging modules to the maintenance entrance. Figure 1.5 shows a charging area.

Inside a charging module, Duckiebots drive in a charger (Section 1.9 - Charger) and charge their battery by making contact between the attached current collector (Section 1.3 - Current collector) and the above mounted charging rails (Section 1.4 - Charging rail).

Current collector

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

The current collector Figure 1.11 is a flexible shaft mounted on top of a Duckiebot. Its purpose is to make contact with the charging rails.

A Duckiebot with a current collector.

Charging rail

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

A charging rail is a brass tube mounted over a Duckietown with the help of high voltage poles (Section 1.5 - High voltage pole).

A brasstube.

High voltage pole

Modified 2018-08-29 by Julien Kindle

The purpose of the high voltage pole is to mount the charging rails over the street.

A high voltage pole.

Insulator

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

The insulator connects the charging rails to a overhanging structure.

An insulator.

Charging rail tiles

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

Charging rail tiles are tiles with charging rails. Duckiebots can charge in both directions. Each charging rail tile has 8 brass rails. See Figure 1.5.

Charging module

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

A charging module describes the combination of a charging rail and all connected straights and curves up to the next intersection. See Figure 1.5.

Charger

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

A charger describes one single lane of a charging module. See Figure 1.5.

conventions

Maintenance Intersection

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

The maintenance intersection is a 3-way intersection. A direction on the maintenance intersection leads either to a charging intersection (in case of module 2) or to a subset of chargers (in case of Module 1). See Figure 1.6

Charger Intersection

Modified 2019-08-03 by Tomasz Z

A charger intersection is a 3-way intersection where the charger entrances and exits of seperate chargers meet. See Figure 1.6

Charging Manager

Modified 2019-10-06 by AmaurX

A charging manager is basically a Watchtower with a traffic light. Its task is to tell Duckiebots to which charger they should drive in. The charging manager must be allocated on the maintenance intersection. See Figure 1.6

Doorkeeper

Modified 2019-10-06 by AmaurX

A doorkeeper is a Watchtower that detects which charger a Duckiebot entered or exited. It must be allocated on the charging intersection. See Figure 1.6

Below you can find the definitions of maintenance intersection and charger intersections. You can also see also an example of the placement of charging manager and doorkeepers. See Figure 1.6

Definitions of Intersections and Placement of Charging Manager and Doorkeepers for Module 2