Autonomous Systems
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Introduction
New Eagle develops and supplies components to Autonomous Systems development. The most common offer is the Raptor line of controllers starting with the GCM196 as a Drive By Wire (DBW) interface between the AI "Brain" and the vehicle or actuator system.
DBW HW Controller Options
GCM-1793-196-1503 (GCM196)
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260 MHz Infineon Tricore TC1793 |
45 |
45 |
3 CAN, 1 LIN |
6-16VDC |
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GCM-1793-196-1503 |
BCM-5646-48-1404 (BCM48)
| Processor | Inputs | Outputs | Communications | Operating Voltage |
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120 MHz Freescale |
20 |
15 |
4 CAN, 4 LIN, 1 Ethernet |
9-16VDC |
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BCM-5646-48-1404 |
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Displays
Raptor VeeCAN 800
The VeeCAN 800 is a 7" fully waterproof resistive touchscreen display. It features a WVGA 800 x 480 TFT LCD color display and two USB ports (one rear and one front accessible). The VeeCAN 800 also supports 14 analog inputs, four digital inputs, eight outputs, two CAN connections, as well as an Ethernet connection.
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DISP-VC800-1402 |
Pedal Emulator
The New Eagle PWM to Analog Converter converts 3 separate channels of PWM signals to proportional 0-5V analog signals. The converter is especially useful when paired with control modules with PWM outputs, but no 0-5V analog outputs. This device is very useful as a pedal emulator.
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PWM to Analog Converter |
PWM-AN-024-1403 |
Power Management
12V CAN-Based Power Distribution
1 KW DC-DC Converter
Sensors
Mounting & Packaging
The DBW kit hardware is scalable and can be designed to fit in the rear storage compartment of the vehicle (if it exists). It is based on a rack-mount design and bolts directly to the floor. The top tray encloses the rack and allows for the driver to continue to use the rear of the vehicle for cargo storage. The rack includes extra space for mounting additional autonomous hardware. An example AI computer is shown in the figure below, which can be replaced with a different form factor if needed.
Power & Thermal Management
The power system is scalable and can be configured to match your sensor and computing needs. The OEM 12V charging system can spare up to 1000W of continuous power for autonomous computing hardware. New Eagle also recommends a 2nd lead acid battery to stabilize the system under peak vehicle electrical loads. The DBW mounting rack also has space reserved for an optional pure sinewave inverter capable of outputting 500W continuous and 2KW peak output to power 110V AC systems. The power system might also include CAN-based relay control modules as shown in the system architecture diagram (Figure 1) that allow control of 10 channels each with a maximum of 20 amps for a total of 1KW of maximum power output.
The mounting rack also has space reserved for a liquid-to-air heat exchanger, if desired. This heat exchanger can reject heat from most power electronic systems without the need for a fan, making the system very quiet.
Please discuss your power system needs with the New Eagle team
Autonomous Control Interface: ROS-M
ROS (Robot Operating System) provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. It provides hardware abstraction, device drivers, libraries, visualizers, message-passing, package management, and more. ROS is licensed under an open source, BSD license. New Eagle has published a ROS module to integrate our DBW controller with any ROS system. This module includes SocketCAN drivers for use with a variety of PC CAN adapters.
For demonstration purposes, this module also includes everything needed to control the vehicle via a USB game controller connected to a PC. This allows DBW system validation to be completed even if the full autonomous control software is not yet available.
New Eagle's ROS source code can be found on the ROS wiki here: Pacifica-DBW ROS interface
Contact Us
To learn how to apply the GCM196 as a Drive-By-Wire control module or for questions or more information, please contact sales@neweagle.net. Please check back often as we are adding more autonomous projects to our offering.