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PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 728
JULY 2013
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JUL 13
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O
ver time, vibration can cause the XM1216 small unmanned ground vehicle’s
(SUGV’s) small actuator bearing caps to loosen.
When that happens, the neck assembly can loosen, too. That means the robot’s
head and neck can wobble. Talk about a hard-to-watch picture!
As part of your before and after PMCS, check the alignment marks on the vehicle’s
neck assembly bearing caps. If they’re off by
1
/
16
inch or more, send the SUGV to
sustainment maintenance for repair.
O
perators, the best way to shut down the XM1216 small unmanned ground vehicle
(SUGV) system is to use the hand controller and display screen menu commands.
But there may be times when you have to manually power down the system using the
operator control unit (OCU) computer.
When those times come, here’s a simple reminder: After manually powering down
the robot, press, but do not hold down, the OCU power button. The green light on the
power button will remain lit while the computer runs through its normal shutdown
sequence. That takes about 20 seconds, so be patient.
Holding down the power button forces a hard shutdown that keeps the computer
from completing its proper shutdown sequence. That can damage the computer or
corrupt its software, so don’t do it unless absolutely necessary!
By the way, if the hard shutdown method doesn’t work, you can always disconnect
the OCU battery located in the OCU backpack.
XM1216 SUGV…
XM1216 SUGV…
Check alignment marks in these areas
Elbow/
tilt 2 joint
Tilt 1/
pan module joint
Pan module/
elbow joint
Here’s
where
to look for
the alignment
marks…
OK, pal!
Do your
stuff!
Press, but do not hold down,
the OCU PWR button
Listen up!
Do
not
hold down
my OCU’s
power
button!
Whoa!
I’m
feeling a
bit
wobbly
here!
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