TELEOPERATION INTERFACE REFERENCE

Driving controls

The driving controls are used to move the rover using crab motion or spot turning.

 

Moving in straight lines with Crab Motion

Use crab motion to move in a straight line in any direction.

1. Select a value for the crab motion angle between -90° and 90°
2. Select a positive or negative throttle value to determine whether the rover moves forwards or backwards
3. Click send.

• when a crab motion value is selected, spot turn will be automatically set to Off
• set 0° to move straight ahead or straight backwards.

Spot Turning

Use spot turning to turn the rover right or left on the spot.

1. Select spot turn ‘On’
2. Select a positive or negative throttle value to
3. determine the direction of rotation
4. Click send.

• when a spot turn is set to On, crab motion will be automatically be set to zero.