S19: Mystery Machine

Abstract

<2-3 sentence abstract>

Introduction

The project was divided into 6 modules:

• Master Controller
• Sensor Controller
• Geo Controller
• Bridge Controller
• Android Application
• Motor and Steering Controller

Team Members & Responsibilities

<Team Picture>

• Gitlab Project Link

• Master Controller
  • Neeraj Dhavale
  • Sudarshan Aithal
  • Chithambaram Singaravelu Poonkodi
  • Tarun Chawla

• Sensor Controller
  • Sudarshan Aithal
  • Adithya Baskaran

• Geo Controller
  • Neeraj Dhavale
  • Sai Kiran

• Bridge Controller
  • Sai Kiran
  • Sanket Patil

• Android Application
  • Neeraj Dhavale
  • Chithambaram Singaravelu Poonkodi

• Motor and Steering Controller
  • Rachit Mathur
  • Tarun Chawla

Schedule

Week#	Start Date	End Date	Task	Status
1	02/22/2019 02/22/2019 02/22/2019	02/22/2019 02/22/2019 03/01/2019	Read previous projects, gather information and discuss among the group members. Distribute modules to each team member. Make a list for parts required by each ECU	Completed Completed
2	03/01/2019 03/01/2019 03/01/2019 03/01/2019 03/01/2019	03/01/2019 03/08/2019 03/08/2019 03/08/2019 03/08/2019	Timeline of modules' completion discussed Android Application: Upload Project to GitLab and Plot Route to destination with dummy location Bridge Controller: Establish UART to CAN bridge on SJOne board Motor Controller: Understand the working of Electronic Speed Controllers and study previous project reports Sensor Controller: Decide and order the sensors required for Obstacle Avoidance	Completed In-progress Completed Completed Completed
3	03/08/2019 03/08/2019 03/08/2019 03/08/2019	03/10/2019 03/15/2019 03/13/2019 03/15/2019	Order the RC car and the required Peripherals Android Application: Implement MQTT client Bridge Controller: Work on CAN bus and understand the Bus Master concept to be covered in the next lecture Motor Controller: Work on the ECS of the RC car and develop algorithm for the Steering Control	Completed In-progress In-progress In-progress

Parts List & Cost

Item#	Part Desciption	Vendor	Qty	Cost
1	RC Car	Traxxas	1	$250.00
2	CAN Transceivers MCP2551-I/P	Microchip [1]	8	Free Samples

Printed Circuit Board

<Picture and information, including links to your PCB>

CAN Communication

<Talk about your message IDs or communication strategy, such as periodic transmission, MIA management etc.>

Hardware Design

<Show your CAN bus hardware design>

DBC File

<Gitlab link to your DBC file> <You can optionally use an inline image>

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Sensor ECU

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

<List the code modules that are being called periodically.>

Technical Challenges

<Bullet or Headings of a module>

Unreliable sonor sensors

<Problem Summary> <Problem Resolution>

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Motor ECU

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

<List the code modules that are being called periodically.>

Technical Challenges

<Bullet or Headings of a module>

Unreliable Servo Motors

<Problem Summary> <Problem Resolution>

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Geographical Controller

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

<List the code modules that are being called periodically.>

Technical Challenges

<Bullet or Headings of a module>

Unreliable GPS lock

<Problem Summary> <Problem Resolution>

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Communication Bridge Controller & LCD

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

<List the code modules that are being called periodically.>

Technical Challenges

<Bullet or Headings of a module>

Insane Bug

<Problem Summary> <Problem Resolution>

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Master Module

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

<List the code modules that are being called periodically.>

Technical Challenges

<Bullet or Headings of a module>

Improper Unit Testing

<Problem Summary> <Problem Resolution>

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Mobile Application

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

<List the code modules that are being called periodically.>

Technical Challenges

<Bullet or Headings of a module>

Wifi Link Reliability

<Problem Summary> <Problem Resolution>

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Conclusion

<Organized summary of the project>

<What did you learn?>

Advise for Future Students

<Bullet points and discussion>