Hello,
I am running the 3D detection module on a Clearpath Jackal robot, whose PC has recently been shutting off by itself. Both times that this has happened, I was running the ZED SDK’s 3D detection module using the ROS 2 wrapper, so I suspect that running the ZED SDK was the culprit. Is the 3D detection module computationally intensive enough to cause overheating, resulting in the computer shutting down? I wasn’t able to get exact temperatures when the PC shutdown, but there seemed to be a burning rubber smell. FYI, I am using a YOLO v11 nano model for the 2D bounding box detection and have a 1050 Ti GPU onboard. I am running ZED SDK 5.0. Thanks in advance!
I ran through a similar issue, I connected an external fan pointed at the heat sink and it helped a lot!
Hi @dannirash,
The ZED SDK algorithms can be demanding computationally depending on the options used. A complete shutdown with a burning smell is more consistent with overheating or a power supply issue than with software, since the GPU alone would normally throttle or crash the driver instead of powering off the system.
Compact PCs on robots like the Jackal often have restricted airflow, so if the GPU or CPU is running near 90 °C under sustained load, thermal protection can trigger a shutdown. I’d suggest monitoring GPU and CPU temps with nvidia-smi and sensors, then adding an additional external fan as @dannirash pointed out, or reducing the quality of sensing parameters to reduce load.
@dannirash This is helpful, thank you for the suggestion! Were you also using a Jackal robot by any chance?
I will see if installing an additional fan as well as adjust parameters to reduce the load. Thank you!