Dashboard

Dashboard is where you can see the robots operating in the environment.

Dashboard layout and its components

1. Map switcher. If you have more than one maps loaded, the map switcher allows you to switch views between loaded maps.

2. Status bar. The status bar shows the current status and current active task (if available) of the active robot.

3. Mode selector. The mode selector lets you switch between different modes and features of FMS, for example Drive, Localiser, Mapping, etc.

4. Task shortcut. Task shortcut gives you a quick access to all your tasks and lets you execute tasks quickly.

5. Control panel. This is the controls for the active robot. You can see the joystick and velocity settings.

Switch Active Robots

If you have more than one robots in a map, you can switch the currently-active robot by clicking on the robot icon or the "Change" button on the Control Panel. Operations (teleoperation, mapping, etc.) are done with the active robot.

Switch active robot

Teleoperation

Teleoperation lets you drive a robot around the map with a keyboard or on-screen joystick.

Switch to "Drive" mode from the Mode Selector, then click "Start Driving" on the Control Panel.

Drive robot with joystick

Localisation

Sometimes the robot's localisation might produce an error in its pose estimation. To fix or relocalise the robot to the correct position, we can use the localiser tool.

1. Switch to "Localiser" mode from the Mode Selector, then click "Start" on the Control Panel. The laserscan should turn green.

2. In this mode, you can drag and rotate the robot to the correct position on the map. When you're happy with the robot's new pose, click "Localise".

3. The robot should now be in the correct position.

Mapping

We've covered Mapping in the Quick Start guide.

Station

A station represents a fixed location or point on the map. This fixed point could be a home station, parking spot, a charging station, docking station, pick-up point, etc.

1. To set a station, switch to "Station" mode from Mode Selector, then click "Start" on the Control Panel.

2. Drive the robot to the desired station location. Then click "Set". A station is now set on the robot's current location.

3. You can modify the station by clicking on it. When clicking on the station, a list of options shows up.

   

   1. Navigate to will send the active robot to the station.

   2. Edit station will show a modal that lets you modify the station.

Clicking "Additional Settings" will bring you to the Map Editor and show you a more detailed station settings. Here you can also attach a custom task that will be executed after a robot navigates to the station. Custom tasks and attaching one to a station will be covered further down in the manual.