Chassis (English)

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This page describes the assembly of the Ardumower chassis that you can purchase via the shop Shopping.png.

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Ardumower 1.0 Chassis specifications

  • Material: PE-HD plates (8mm) and alumnium profiles
  • Dimension (L/B/H): 60x36x25cm
  • Total weight: approx 9 kg (including all components - motors, battery, PCB etc.)
  • Adjustable mower motor height
  • Mowing motor: 24V DC, 3150 rpm, 140 mNm, 46W
  • Mowing disc: 190mm diameter, 3 blades
  • Wheels: 250mm diameter
  • Free wheel: 125mm diameter
  • Gear motors: 2 x DC 24V planetary drive, 31 rpm, 2.45 Nm, 8mm shaft, with integrated encoders
  • A rotation speed up to 31 rpm allows to move the robot at sufficient speed (at up to meter/sec = 31rpm/60 * PI * 0.25m = 0.4m/sec using 250mm diameter wheels)
  • A high torque (2.45Nm) guarantees that the robot can climb small hills as well (with 2 motors, 0.125 radius wheel, 31rpm = 0.4m/s = 1.5 km/h, acceleration = 0.2 ( 1/2 of nominal speed) see calculator
  • Integrated encoders, so it can measure the rotation speed and the distance
  • Battery: Lithium-Ion 29.4V (125Wh or 250Wh)
  • Total energy consumption (average): 40W (60W peak, 7W idle)
  • Max. incline: approx. 30%

Videos

  1. Ardumower at Berlin Maker Faire 2019 (Source: "hallo deutschland")
  2. Building an Ardumower: chassis, motors, tires assembling
  3. Building an Ardumower: chassis, motors, tires assembling (slow)
  4. Overall impression
  5. Loundness test
  6. Gear motor test
  7. Gear motor hardness test
  8. Mowing motor hardness test
  9. Perimeter wire test (indoor)
  10. Perimeter wire test (120m outdoor)
  11. Obstacle detection via motor current
  12. Obstacles detection via ultrasonic
  13. Robot releases itself
  14. Robot releasing long-time test
  15. Plastic blades test
  16. Docking test (very initial prototype)
  17. Rain sensor test
  18. 3D simulation

Assembly

Required Tools

  • Screw driver
  • Different Imbus screw driver
  • Different Torx screw driver
  • Knife

Optional Tools

  • Round and flat file
  • Electric padsaw
  • Drill machine with drill set (3,4,6,8,10 mm drills)

Optional Material

  • M4 washer and spring washer
  • 1 M8 carriage bolt
  • Rain sensor case 3D print from model
  • Case for NTRIP receiver module for GSPS variant of the Ardumower

Case assembly

This assembly instruction is work in progress!

We recommend to smooth all parts and remove all edges with a file and/or sand paper.

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We start with the bottom, right and left board. You have to see you remove all the remaining plastic from the notch in the bottom board. Otherwise the side boards will not fit into it.

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Then we take the bottom board and attach the first aluminium corner. It has the advantage to use the polished polished side of the bottom board downside that the grass sticks to it less well as to the matte side.

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Then we put two M6 nut bolts into the corners.

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In the next step, we attach the left and right side to the bottom board and fix them with the four M6 screws

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Then we take the front board. If you already know that you want to use the use ultrasonic collision detection, then remove the remaining plastic from the prepared six holes. Use again four M6 screws and the corresponding nuts and attach them between the right and left side of the chassis.

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In the next step we prepare the holes for the rear side. It is recommended to prepare the holes for the charging connector and the start switch.

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Gear motors

It is recommended to use washers and spring washers to prevent that the screw become unfastened.

Tires

It is recommended to use washers and spring washers to prevent that the screw become unfastened.

Mower motor

Mowing disc

Free wheel

Further links

Detailed step-by-step instructions

Anleitung für das Ardumower Komplettset

Mähmotor und Mähscheibe

CAD files

Ardumower blades etc.