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Revision as of 21:27, 20 December 2016
Contents
Grading Criteria
- How well is Software & Hardware Design described?
- How well can this report be used to reproduce this project?
- Code Quality
- Overall Report Quality:
- Software Block Diagrams
- Hardware Block Diagrams
- Schematic Quality
- Quality of technical challenges and solutions adopted.
Project Title
Abstract
The Autonomous FEV is able to scan a room for fires through a focused IR sensor and navigate to each fire's location. Once the vehicle reaches a reasonable distance from the fire's location, the vehicle will spray water in the fire's general location and extinguish it.
Objectives & Introduction
Show list of your objectives. This section includes the high level details of your project. You can write about the various sensors or peripherals you used to get your project completed.
Team Members & Responsibilities
- Kevin Gadek
- Sensor ADC Interface
- Vehicle Assembly
- Project Documentation
- John Purkis
- DC Motor Controller Interface
- PWM Interface
- Project Documentation
- RuiQiang Yu
- Vehicle Assembly
- Project Documentation
Schedule
Show a simple table or figures that show your scheduled as planned before you started working on the project. Then in another table column, write down the actual schedule so that readers can see the planned vs. actual goals. The point of the schedule is for readers to assess how to pace themselves if they are doing a similar project.
| Week# | Start Date | End Data | Task | Status | Actual Completion Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10/21/2016 | 10/28/2016 | Finalize Project Proposal | Completed | 10/28/2016 |
| 2 | 10/28/2016 | 11/04/2016 | Compile Bill of Materials/Design Schematics | Completed | 11/04/2016 |
| 3 | 11/04/2016 | 11/11/2016 | Order necessary parts | Completed | 11/15/2016 |
| 4 | 11/11/2016 | 11/18/2016 | Disassemble prebuilt RC car/Develop initial IR sensor task | Completed | 11/21/16 |
| 5 | 11/18/2016 | 11/25/2016 | Develop preliminary servo motor control task | Completed | 11/21/16 |
| 6 | 11/25/2016 | 12/2/2016 | Assemble vehicle | Completed | 12/9/2016 |
| 7 | 12/2/2016 | 12/9/2016 | Test/troubleshoot system setup | Completed | 12/11/2016 |
| 8 | 12/9/2016 | 12/16/2016 | Fine-tune/Finalize of project | In Progress | |
| 9 | 12/16/2016 | 12/20/2016 | Prepare for demo/presentation | In Progress |
Parts List & Cost
| Part Name | Quantity | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJOne Board | 1 | $80 | Main microcontroller |
| Infrared Sensor Module | 2 | $13.67 | Placed around front of car to detect and approximate flame location |
| Actobactics Bogie Rover | 1 | $69.99 | Main vehicle |
| Water pump | 1 | $25.77 | Aubig 12V Brushless DC water pump |
| Water pump battery supply | 2 | $8.00 | 12V 8xAA battery pack w/ switch |
| System battery supply | 2 | $5.00 | 6V 4xAA battery pack w/ switch |
| Voltage Regulator | 2 | $2.00 | 5V Voltage Regulator (Approx. 1A output current) |
Design & Implementation
The design section can go over your hardware and software design. Organize this section using sub-sections that go over your design and implementation.
Hardware Design
Discuss your hardware design here. Show detailed schematics, and the interface here.
Hardware Interface
In this section, you can describe how your hardware communicates, such as which BUSes used. You can discuss your driver implementation here, such that the Software Design section is isolated to talk about high level workings rather than inner working of your project.
Software Design
Show your software design. For example, if you are designing an MP3 Player, show the tasks that you are using, and what they are doing at a high level. Do not show the details of the code. For example, do not show exact code, but you may show psuedocode and fragments of code. Keep in mind that you are showing DESIGN of your software, not the inner workings of it.
Implementation
This section includes implementation, but again, not the details, just the high level. For example, you can list the steps it takes to communicate over a sensor, or the steps needed to write a page of memory onto SPI Flash. You can include sub-sections for each of your component implementation.
Testing & Technical Challenges
Describe the challenges of your project. What advise would you give yourself or someone else if your project can be started from scratch again? Make a smooth transition to testing section and described what it took to test your project.
Include sub-sections that list out a problem and solution, such as:
IR Sensor Calibration
Calibrating the IR sensor to focus on a specific source of IR waves rather than all the ambient light around it. ADC readings from the IR sensor were sporadic and unpredictable in areas with spotty lighting.
My Issue #2
Providing enough current to supply all 6 DC motors that drive the rover.
Conclusion
Conclude your project here. You can recap your testing and problems. You should address the "so what" part here to indicate what you ultimately learnt from this project. How has this project increased your knowledge?
Project Video
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Project Source Code
References
Acknowledgement
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References Used
List any references used in project.
Appendix
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