Discovery Q1 Three-wheeled omni-directional platform
Product Briefing
The Discovery series is a small economical robot platform. It aims to provide users with a complete mobile robot system with high reliability and multiple interfaces. Discovery Q1 is robot platform with three 90 degrees QL-10 omni wheels manufactured by Chengdu Hangfa Robotics Co.,Ltd. Compared with the traditional gear train, the QL-10 omni wheel is able to accomplish many special movements, like translation, rotation, and simultaneous translation & rotation. Discovery Q1 uses three high-power coreless motors as the driver, equipped with multi-axis servo driver, supporting both CAN bus and RS232 interface.The development kit provides customers with a complete equipment communication protocol, and also provides examples and demo application source code based on STM32F407, which allows users quickly know how to operate Discovery Q1.
Video Display
Product Characteristics
- Free movement in all directions
- Design of Wheel System with Bearing Seat
- Industrial grade omnidirectional wheel
- Hollow cup DC servo motor
- Servo drive
- DEMO development board and application code
Exterior Dimension

Specification Parameters
Fuselage Form | Sheet metal assembly molding | Overall Dimension | 365.5×400.2×109 |
Driving Wheel | QL-10 Omni-directional Wheel | Diameter of Driving Wheel | 101.6mm |
Driving Method | Three-wheel independent drive | Suspension Form | No suspension |
Minimum Ground Clearance | 30.5mm | Weight | 5.2kg |
Rated load Capacity | 10kg | Motor Type | Hollow Cup DC Servo Motor |
Motor Rated Power | 17W | Motor Encoder | 12 lines/revolution, A and B phase outputs |
Number of Motors | 3 | Motor Drive | Servo drive, CAN bus, RS232 communication interface |
Maximum Travel Speed | 0.65m/s | Maximum Rotation Speed | 200°/s |
Minimum Turning Radius | 0m | Adaptable Terrain | Indoor and outdoor concrete and asphalt pavements with fewer potholes |
Typical Endurance | Approx. 10h (load 5kg, operating speed 0.5m/s, operating rate 70%) | Standby Time | >30h |
On-board Power Output | 5V@2.5A×2 way /Battery voltage (9.6~12.6V)@>5A | Power Fuse Preset Specification | 5×20/10A |
Battery | 12V/10.4Ah lithium-ion battery | Battery Quick Change | Support |
Charger | Input:AC220V~240V / Charging current:3A / Interface:Plug-in type | Accessory | Battery charger, ULB-1 ultrasonic transducer × 3 |
DEMO Board | RHF407 development board (CAN×2, RS232×2, TTL×1, RS485×1, SPI×1, I2C×1, ADC×8, DAC×2, PWM×8, LED×2, keypad×2, independent I/O×24, reusable I/O×29, TF card interface×1, RTC backup battery holder, reusable TFT LCD interface×1) |
Fuselage Form | Sheet metal assembly molding | ||
Driving Wheel | QL-10 Omni-directional Wheel | ||
Driving Method | Three-wheel independent drive | ||
Minimum Ground Clearance | 30.5mm | ||
Rated load Capacity | 10kg | ||
Motor Rated Power | 17W | ||
Number of Motors | 3 | ||
Maximum Travel Speed | 0.65m/s | ||
Minimum Turning Radius | 0m | ||
Typical Endurance | Approx. 10h (load 5kg, operating speed 0.5m/s, operating rate 70%) | ||
On-board Power Output | 5V@2.5A×2 way /Battery voltage (9.6~12.6V)@>5A | ||
Battery | 12V/10.4Ah lithium-ion battery | ||
Charger | Input:AC220V~240V / Charging current:3A / Interface:Plug-in type | ||
Overall Dimension | 365.5×400.2×109 | ||
Diameter of Driving Wheel | 101.6mm | ||
Suspension Form | No suspension | ||
Weight | 5.2kg | ||
Motor Type | Hollow Cup DC Servo Motor | ||
Motor Encoder | 12 lines/revolution, A and B phase outputs | ||
Motor Drive | Servo drive, CAN bus, RS232 communication interface | ||
Maximum Rotation Speed | 200°/s | ||
Adaptable Terrain | Indoor and outdoor concrete and asphalt pavements with fewer potholes | ||
Standby Time | >30h | ||
Power Fuse Preset Specification | 5×20/10A | ||
Battery Quick Change | Support | ||
Accessory | Battery charger, ULB-1 ultrasonic transducer × 3 | ||
DEMO Board | RHF407 development board (CAN×2, RS232×2, TTL×1, RS485×1, SPI×1, I2C×1, ADC×8, DAC×2, PWM×8, LED×2, keypad×2, independent I/O×24, reusable I/O×29, TF card interface×1, RTC backup battery holder, reusable TFT LCD interface×1) |
Typical Components
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QL-10 omni wheel
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Faulhaber3242coreless DC servo motor
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IMDR4 servo motor
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RHF407 development board
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ULB-1 ultrasonic range-finding sensors
Typical Research and Application Areas
- Pattern recognition technology research
- Electronic engineering experiment
- Carrying and storage applications
- Route planning technology research
- Mechanical engineering experiment
- Monitoring and investigation application
- Automatic driving technology research
- Embedded system development and experiment
- The robot competition
- Sensor technology research
- Image process technology research
- Mapping application
- Artificial intelligence research
- Multi-robot cooperation technology research
- Flexible manufactur system application
Optional Accessories
- HMC-1 remote control handle
- LPC-16 patrol sensor
- ULB-1 ultrasonic range-finding sensors
- Laser radar
- GPS locator
- Kinect device body sensor