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.
Viserion Team RC Car
Abstract
This section should be a couple lines to describe what your project does.
Objectives & Introduction
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Team Members & Responsibilities
- Dheemanth Bangalore Vishwanatha
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.
Legend: Motor & I/O Controller , Master Controller , Communication Bridge Controller, Geographical Controller, Sensor Controller , Team Goal , Team PCB
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Start Date
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End Date
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Task
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Status
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10/09/2017
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10/15/2017
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- Research previous projects wiki page, gather useful information
- Discus about roles and study data sheet of the required parts and list down minimum two parts for each required function.
- Setup Git and slack accounts and verify that access is provided to all the team mates.
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Done
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10/16/2017
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10/22/2017
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- Design Hardware layout for the project
- Start Schematic Design in Eagle.
- Design High level software architecture.
- Design data flow diagram for software exchanges.
- Work on DBC file for CAN exchanges.
- Study about GPS and Compass calibration .
- Interface motor and drive using Preet's PWM driver API. Find different levels of speed and direction.
- Interface one sonic sensor to the sensor controller. Receive data and calculate distance. Write send, receive and MIA functions to be able to perform basic CAN communication.
- Study Android application software and approaches from previous projects.
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Done
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| 3
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10/23/2017
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29/10/2017
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- Start writing test plans for performing unit testing of each software modules
- Start interfacing respective components to respective Nodes and do a superficial testing of components.
- Finish design, prepare Gerber files and order PCB.
- Identify and document best approach to calibrate Compass
- Experiment on duty suitable for direction and speed of the motors
- Communicate with Master and set speed and directions.
- Interface RPM sensor and calculate speed in KPH
- Interface all three front sonic sensor to the sensor controller. Apply filtering to get reliable data and send data to Master Controller.
- Document Android approaches and decide on how to design the app and fix the protocol to exchange data with Bluetooth module.
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Done
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| 4
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10/30/2017
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11/05/2017
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- Develop software modules with TDD approach.
- Verify interfaces, power requirements and conditioning required.
- Maintain the speed based on feedback for uphill and downhill
- Improve the trajectory of the car using algorithm based on speed and directions
- Interface the LCD with microcontroller and do basic display of text
- Stress test front sensors in different environment conditions indoor, outdoor and compare data. Also change different angles for sensors and find best angles for most reliable data and maximum coverage.
- Start development of GPS and Compass modules and document the efforts and ways to test the algorithm.
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| 5
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11/06/2017
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11/12/2017
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- Forward the TDD module for QA testing.
- probably
- Finish Bearing Angle Calculation.
- Mount the parts on PCB.
- Develop framework to display data based on messages received from CAN bus
- Interface back sensor, receive, filter and send data. All sensors should be working properly by now and master should be getting stable values even while car is on the move.
- Finish development of algorithm for Compass & GPS calibration and perform testing.
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| 6
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11/13/2017
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11/19/2017
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- Fix the bugs on reverted modules and pass it on to QA to re-verify.
- Integrate hardware/ verified software modules.
- Display speedometer, destination distance, time to reach and warnings
- Prepare design and possibly try to finish 3D printing or figure out some other hardware solution for sensor mount for final car design.
- Verify the connections and working of mounted components.
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11/20/2017
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11/25/2017
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- Connect individual module with master on the physical CAN bus and test the exchanges.
- Fix the bugs.
- Verify the accuracy obtained from GPS and compass module with expected accuracy, fix bugs if required.
- Mount sensors on new/final hardware solution, position them properly and test again received data while car is in move.
- Test Android Application with dummy data if nodes are not ready.
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| 8
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11/26/2017
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12/01/2017
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- Sensors should be mounted, working and tested by now. Work on fine tuning and final SW touch.
- Integrate multiple nodes over CAN and perform integration and system testing.
- If solution for filtering sensor data is not finalized and made perfect by now, finish it immediately.
- Fix bugs, if any.
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| 9
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12/03/2017
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12/08/2017
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- If android application and Bluetooth module exchanges are ready, perform outdoor system testing.
- Analyze, document the bugs, cross verify the bug.
- Fix the bugs in individual or integrated software/hardware.
- Interface Head lights and turn them ON based on light sensor value.
- Perform integration or unit testing to verify that bug is fixed.
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| 10
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12/10/2017
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12/12/2017
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- Perform round 2 of system testing.
- Start documenting project report by collaborating artifacts produced during project development.
- Fix the bugs in system testing.
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| 11
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12/13/2017
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12/16/2017
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- Perform round 3 of system testing.
- Work on unfinished project report documentation.
- Fix the bugs in system testing.
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| 12
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12/17/2017
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12/19/2017
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- Perform round 4 of system testing.
- Fix the bugs in system testing.
- Record a video to demonstrate project working and features.
- Complete Documentation of wiki page.
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12/20/2017
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Parts List & Cost
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Design & Implementation
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Hardware Design
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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:
<Bug/issue name>
Discuss the issue and resolution.
Conclusion
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Project Video
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Project Source Code
References
Acknowledgement
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References Used
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Appendix
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