S22: Road Runner

Road Runner

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Abstract

<2-3 sentence abstract>

Introduction

The project was divided into 5 modules:

• Bridge and Sensor Controller
• Motor Controller
• Driver / LCD Controller
• Android app interface

Team Members & Responsibilities

<Team Picture>

Road Runner Firmware: GitLab Repo

Team Members:

• Dhruv Choksi
• Jonathan Doctolero
• Tudor Donca
• Hisaam Hashim
• Saicharan Kadari
• Kyle Kwong

Project Subteams:

• Bridge and Sensor Controller:
  • Tudor Donca
  • Saicharan Kadari

• Motor Controller:
  • Dhruv Choksi
  • Hisaam Hashim

• Geological Controller:
  • Kyle Kwong
  • Jonathan Doctolero
  • Saicharan Kadari

• Bridge and LCD Controller:
  • Hisaam Hashim
  • Kyle Kwong

• Android Application:
  • Jonathan Doctolero
  • Tudor Donca

• Integration Testing:
  • Tudor Donca
  • Dhruv Choksi
  • Hisaam Hashim
  • Saicharan Kadari
  • Kyle Kwong
  • Jonathan Doctolero

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Schedule

Week#	Start Date	End Date	Task	Status
1	03/06/2022	03/12/2022	Read previous projects, gather information and discuss among the group members. Discuss each team-member's preference and assign controller roles Create parts list for the RC car, discuss, and decide on each item	Completed
2	03/13/2022	03/19/2022	Design interface for Bridge and Sensor Controller, with unit tests Design interface for Motor Controller, with unit tests Design interface for Driver and LCD Controller, with unit tests Integrate Bridge/Sensor Controller to CAN bus with DBC, handling messages Integrate Motor Controller to CAN bus with DBC, handling messages Integrate Driver Controller to CAN bus with DBC, handling messages Order all parts from list and save tracking/price info
3	03/20/2022	03/26/2022	Connect Sensor, Motor, and Driver controller together on CAN bus and verify messages Connect all nodes together on the CAN bus, connect android app, verify messages across all nodes Design interface for Geological Controller, with unit tests Design basic android app connection and communication
4	03/27/2022	04/02/2022	Integrate Geological Controller to CAN bus with DBC, handling messages Integrate Android app with Bridge/Sensor controller, sending/receiving messages both ways Integrate Motor and Steering with PWM control, figure out the working ranges Integrate Bluetooth module to Bridge/Sensor controller, with UART logic Connect Android app to Bridge/Sensor controller, send test message All parts received
5	04/03/2022	04/09/2022	Connect all nodes together on the CAN bus, connect android app, verify messages across all nodes Android app can send coordinates to Bridge controller Integrate RPM sensor and add processing in the Motor controller Milestone - All Modules Considered "Roughly Working" with hardware interfaced
6	04/10/2022	04/16/2022	Milestone - Optimized, reliably reaching destinations
7	04/17/2022	04/23/2022	Milestone - First Demo (Apr. 19)
8	04/24/2022	04/30/2022	Milestone - Second Demo (Apr. 26)
9	04/01/2022	04/07/2022	Milestone - Final Demo (May. 3)

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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

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Printed Circuit Board

<Picture and information, including links to your PCB>

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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

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>

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Motor ECU

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>

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Geographical Controller

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>

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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

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>

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Master Module

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>

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Mobile Application

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>

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Conclusion

<Organized summary of the project>

<What did you learn?>

Advise for Future Students

<Bullet points and discussion>