3Installation and alignment
8023452/2018-12-17 | SICK OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS | NAV-LOC 7
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3Installation and alignment
The NAV245 should be installed according to the description in the operating instructions (see
document at: www.sick.com/NAV245).
It should be possible to tilt the scanner in all directions in order to be able to align the scanner
horizontally so that the scan plane of the sensor runs parallel to the floor surface.
The sensor must be fixed to a vehicle so that the alignment of the sensor cannot be changed on
accident.
The sensor must be mounted in such a way that the contour of the vehicle itself is not within the
measurement area of the LiDAR sensor.
Ideally, alignment is done in an area with an even floor area intended for service work.
Alignment, at least, should be carried out with a spirit level, which can be placed on the motor
crown.
Use the scan visualization in SOPAS ET to verify the generated measured values and the measur-
ing range online.
1. Select NAV245, MONITOR, SCAN DISPLAY in the project tree.
2. To start the measurement, click the PLAY button.
3. Compare the measurement line with the required result.
Important! The SCAN VIEW on the MONITOR depends on the available processing power of the PC
and is not output in real time. For this reason not all measured values are displayed.
Typical installation of the NAV-LOC on an AGV
Note: See chapter 4, Alignment of the scan plane, of the operating instructions (SICK document
no. 8018477 (German) and 8018478 (English)) for detailed instructions on how to optimally align
the NAV245.
