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Project Title

Self Driving Car

Abstract

This project implements a self-driving car.

Objectives & Introduction

Objective of this project is to create a self driving car

Team Members & Responsibilities

We have used five controllers


Team Schedule

Sl No. Start Date End Date Task Status Actual Completion Date
1 09/20/2016 09/27/2016
  • Divide the overall project into modules.
  • Assign the modules to a team of two.
Completed 09/27/2016
2 09/28/2016 10/04/2016
  • Study previous reports to get an overall understanding of the project
  • Plan each task meticulously.
  • Order components and review them for hardware errors
  • Understand the placement of modules in the car
Completed 10/04/2016
3 10/05/2016 10/11/2016
  • Understand the hardware design and requirements of each task.
In Progress
4 10/12/2016 10/18/2016
  • Design the overall architecture based on the protocol for communication, power requirement and the number of special purpose GPIOs required
  • Consider CAN message IDs, data size and format proposals for all CAN messages on the bus
Upcoming Task
5 10/19/2016 10/25/2016
  • Plan methods for testing individual modules based on communication protocols used.
Upcoming Task
6 10/26/2016 11/08/2016
  • Integrate Sensor modules with SJone board
  • Develop obstacle avoidance algorithm with sensor integration
  • Develop Master for CAN communication
  • Integrate Mobile app with the Controller
Upcoming Task
7 11/09/2016 12/20/2016
  • Test individual sensor with Master controller using CAN communication
Upcoming Task
8 11/21/2016 12/05/2016
  • Integrate and test extensively after connecting all sensors to the controller
Upcoming Task


Parts List & Cost

Item# Part Desciption Vendor Qty Cost $
1 RC Car From Preet 1 0
2 SJOne board Preet 5 80
3 GPS Module From Preet 1 40
4 Triple Axis Magnetometer (Compass) Sparkfun 1 15
5 Bluetooth Module Sparkfun 1 24.95
6 LCD screen Adafruit 1 24.95

Sensor Controller

Team Members & Responsibilities

  • Shruthi Narayan
  • Rimjhim Ghosh

Schedule

SI No. Start Date End Date Task Status Actual Completion Date
1 10/5/2016 10/11/2016
  • Research and order the sensors to be used in the project
Completed 10/9/2016
2 10/12/2016 10/18/2016
  • Study sensor data sheets.
  • Identify pins and prepare hardware connection diagram with SJOne Board.
In Progress
3 10/19/2016 10/25/2016
  • Wire the sensors and check the sensors with the sample code.
Upcoming Task
4 10/26/2016 11/1/2016
  • Prepare the code sketch for sensor module.
Upcoming Task
5 11/2/2016 11/08/2016
  • Interface ADC ultrasonic sensor to SJOne board, read sensor values and filter the readings.
Upcoming Task
6 11/9/2016 11/15/2016
  • Implement with multiple sensors.
  • Test and debug the issues.
Upcoming Task
7 11/16/2016 11/22/2016
  • Prepare sensor values to be sent over CAN bus and testing out the correctness of sensor can messages
Upcoming Task
8 11/23/2016 11/29/2016
  • Optimize the code.
  • Collaborate with other teams and updating the code as needed.
Upcoming Task
9 11/30/2016 12/05/2016
  • Test and debug
Upcoming Task

Design & Implementation

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Motor & I/O Controller

Team Members & Responsibilities

  • Chethan Keshava
  • Prashant Aithal

Schedule

SI No. Start Date End Date Task Status Actual Completion Date
1 09/27/2016 10/04/2016
  • Finalize project and team schedule and update project wiki
Completed 10/04/2016
2 10/04/2016 10/11/2016
  • LCD module selection and purchase
Completed 10/07/2016
3 10/11/2016 10/18/2016
  • Understanding LCD data sheets and testing the basic functionality
Upcoming Task
4 10/18/2016 10/25/2016
  • Interfacing motors and test control of motors from the SJOne board
Upcoming Task
5 10/25/2016 11/1/2016
  • Integrate LCD, Power, Motors together and control using SJOne board
Upcoming Task
6 11/1/2016 11/15/2016
  • Discuss with other teams to get simulated inputs from GPS and sensor module and test car control with those inputs. (Testing of obstacle avoidance)
Upcoming Task
7 11/15/2016 11/28/2016
  • Collaborate with other teams to establish CAN communication between all the modules
Upcoming Task
8 11/28/2016 12/05/2016
  • Product testing and trial runs
Upcoming Task

Design & Implementation

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Hardware Design

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Hardware Interface

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Software Design

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Implementation

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Geographical Controller

Team Members & Responsibilities

  • Ankit Gandhi

Schedule

SI No. Start Date End Date Task Status Actual Completion Date
1 09/28/2016 10/4/2016
  • GPS and Compass module selection and purchase
Completed 10/6/2016
3 10/5/2016 10/11/2016
  • Pin Identification and connection diagram
Completed 10/10/2016
4 10/12/2016 10/18/2016
  • GPS Firmware Development and individual testing
InProgress
5 10/19/2016 10/25/2016
  • Compass Firmware Development and individual testing
Upcoming Task
6 10/26/2016 11/01/2016
  • Calibrating GPS and Compass Module
Upcoming Task
7 11/02/2016 11/08/2016
  • Communication with Master using CAN
Upcoming Task
8 11/09/2016 12/05/2016
  • Testing and debugging with whole system
Upcoming Task

Design & Implementation

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Hardware Design

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SJOne Board


SJOne board


  • Powered by ARM Cortex-M3
  • On board Temperature Sensor and light sensor.
  • Many GPIOs with two SPI, Multiple UARTs, and I2C availability.
  • Power from USB or External Power.


The SJOne board offers whole lot of features out of which the temperature sensor, light intensity sensor and UART interfaces are utilized for the project.




The WiFi Module - ESP8266


ESP8266


The features of ESP8266 are:

  • 1 x Analog input (1.8V max)
  • 9 x GPIO (3.3V logic), which can also be used for I2C or SPI
  • 2 x UART pins
  • 2 x 3-12V power inputs, reset, enable, LDO-disable, 3.3V output


We have used UART for communication in our project.

Hardware Interface

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Software Design

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Implementation

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Testing & Technical Challenges

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Communication Bridge Controller

Team Members & Responsibilities

  • Bharat Khanna
  • Shantanu Vashishtha


Schedule

SI No. Start Date End Date Task Status Actual Completion Date
1 09/20/2016 09/27/2016
  • Dividing the project into smaller tasks.
  • Based on the number of tasks allocating each task to a team of two.
Completed 09/27/2016
2 09/28/2016 10/4/2016
  • Study previous project reports and order Bluetooth module and other components based on the following factors:
  • Power requirement, preferably with input voltage within SJOne board output voltage range.
  • Review of the components that give few or no hardware errors.
  • Ease of integration with SJOne board.
Completed 10/9/2016
3 10/5/2016 10/11/2016
  • Understanding Bluetooth module hardware design and protocol requirement for communication.
  • Figuring out the pins on SJOne board required for communication with Bluetooth module.
In Progress
4 10/12/2016 10/18/2016
  • CAN message ID's, priorities, data size and format proposals for all the possible CAN messages on the bus.
  • Planning methods for testing Bluetooth module.
Upcoming Task
5 10/19/2016 10/25/2016
  • Work on Bluetooth firmware development to integrate with SJ one board.
Upcoming Task
6 10/26/2016 11/08/2016
  • Develop basic Android application to work with the Bluetooth module.
  • Test the communication between SJ one board and Android application over Bluetooth protocol.
Upcoming Task
7 11/9/2016 11/20/2016
  • Interface Bluetooth module with CAN.
  • Integration of geolocation API with mobile APP.
  • Testing the Bluetooth module with Mobile application by incorporating filter.
Upcoming Task
8 11/21/2016 12/05/2016
  • Testing the Bluetooth module with Master controller using CAN communication
  • Testing and debugging of the complete system.
Upcoming Task

Design & Implementation

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Hardware Design

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Hardware Interface

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Software Design

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Implementation

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Testing & Technical Challenges

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Master Controller

Team Members & Responsibilities

  • Aajna Karki
  • Spoorthi Mysore Shivakumar

Schedule

SI No. Start Date End Date Task Status Actual Completion Date
1 09/26/2016 10/02/2016
  • Understand the tasks involved and the overall scope of the Master Controller
  • Finalise on the CAN transceiver to be used and place an order for the same
Completed 10/02/2016
2 10/03/2016 10/11/2016
  • Finalise on the node addresses and message IDs for each of the CAN controllers
In Progress
3 10/12/2016 10/18/2016
  • Understand the overall hardware design and build the car
  • Implement a way to stop the car which would help control crashes during initial integration testing
Upcoming Task
4 10/19/2016 10/25/2016
  • Research on the algorithms to be designed - Obstacle avoidance and Navigation
Upcoming Task
5 10/26/2016 10/31/2016
  • Co-ordinate during the integration of the motor and sensor modules from the Master Controller perspective
  • Establish communication across different CAN controllers interfaced
Upcoming Task
6 11/01/2016 11/08/2016
  • Acquire periodic data from Sensor and Bluetooth controllers and provide the data to the Motor controller
Upcoming Task
7 11/9/2016 11/17/2016
  • Implement the Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm based on the sensor data received
  • Integrate the Geographical Controller and test the algorithm for functionality
Upcoming Task
8 11/18/2016 11/22/2016
  • Communicate with the Bluetooth controller to send and receive updates from the Geographical Controller
Upcoming Task
9 11/23/2016 11/27/2016
  • Implement the Navigation algorithm based on the data received from the Geographical controller
Upcoming Task
10 11/28/2016 12/05/2016
  • Test extensively and debug issues
Upcoming Task


Design & Implementation

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Hardware Design

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Software Design

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Implementation

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Testing & Technical Challenges

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My Issue #1

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