Electrical Subsystem
The Power Distribution Board (PDB) was designed to power the LIDAR, jetson Tx2, router and the ZED camera from the battery. The PDB involves overvoltage,overcurrent and reverse voltage protection. A block diagram representing the current electrical system is shown in the Fig No below.
| Device | Test Input Voltage (V)
Board |
Input Current Capacity
(A) |
Rated Output
Voltage (V) |
Observed Voltage
(V) |
| VLP-16 LIDAR | 11.1 | 0.89 | 11.1 | 11.09 |
| Jetson Tx2 | 11.1 | 0.95 | 11.1 | 11.09 |
| Router | 11.1 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 11.02 |
| Zed Camera | 11.1 | 0.4 | 5 | 5 |
Figure 1 : Electrical System
Current status : The PDB is working and below are the following results for the test conducted on the PDB.