F14: Team5-Self Driving Car - AUG

Self Driving Car

Fig 2. Build in Progress

Team Members & Responsibilities

1. Sensor Controller (2 Members) - [Bailey Wu, Rishabh Sareen]
2. Motor Controller (2 Members) - [Abraham Ruiz, Sree Harsha, Arpit Amin]
3. I/O Unit (2 Members) - [Yoni Klein, member 2]
4. Communication Bridge + Android (3 Members) - [Shaw Ken Chang, Arnold]
5. Geographical Controller (3 Members) - [Himanshu Saini, Divya Kamath, Sree Harsha]
6. Master Controller (3 Members) - [Akash Ayare, Sree Harsha, Karthik Vadiraja]

Schedule

Geographical Controller

Sl. No	Start Date	End Date	Task	Status	Actual Completion Date
1	1-Oct-2014	14-Oct-2014	Order Components and Make a schedule	In Progress
2	8-Oct-2014	14-Oct-2014	Decide commands that Geographical Controller will support	In Progress
3	7-Oct-2014	14-Oct-2014	Complete CAN RX task and subscription handling. Verify communication with other controllers	In Progress
4	14-Oct-2014	24-Oct-2014	Interface GPS module and Compass and develop drivers if needed
5	24-Oct-2014	30-Oct-2014	Design and develop algorithm to calculate heading and bearing from GPS coordinates
6	24-Oct-2014	5-Nov-2014	Work on calibration of compass
7	1-Nov-2014	10-Nov-2014	Test with the central and Bluetooth controller
8	10-Nov-2014	25-Nov-2014	Begin testing with fully assembled car

Sensor Controller

Sl. No	Start Date	End Date	Task	Status	Actual Completion Date
1	10/3/2014	10/10/2014	Order sensor parts and finish the necessary wiring and develop test code for a sensor	Finish	10/10/2014
2	10/10/2014	10/17/2014	Implementation for multiple ultrasonic sensors	Ongoing	TBD
3	10/17/2014	10/24/2014	Implementation for infrared distance sensor	Scheduled	TBD
4	10/24/2014	10/30/2014	Implementation of Light Sensors and Tilt Sensor	Scheduled	TBD

IO Controller

Sl. No	Start Date	End Date	Task	Status	Actual Completion Date
1	10/7/2014	10/14/2014	Research and order LCD appropriate for this project	Finished	10/11/2014
2	10/7/2014	10/17/2014	Implement CAN RX/Subscription task	In Progress
3	10/7/2014	10/17/2014	Finalize Task Architecture	In Progress
4	10/18/2014	10/21/2014	Interface and test LCD
5	10/21/2014	10/28/2014	Implement special button features
6	10/21/2014	10/28/2014	Implement auto scrolling feature
7	10/28/2014	11/4/2014	Design LCD UI with buttons

Motor Controller

Sl. No	Start Date	End Date	Task	Status	Actual Completion Date
1	10/7/2014	1011/2014	PWM1 and PWM2 interface with the car servo and motor. Wrote a test code to operate the servo and motor from the terminal command.	Finish	10/11/2014
2	10/11/2014	10/18/2014	Design and code CAN receive task for subscription. Check for basic CAN message commands for throttle and steer control.	In Progress
3	10/18/2014	11/01/2014	Design the CAN message table for motor control. Design acceleration Vs steer control function for smooth run. Check for other factors involved.	Planned
3	11/02/2014	11/09/2014	Fine tune motor control code and integrate with all the controllers for proper working.	Planned

Parts List & Cost

Qty	Description	Manufacturer	Part Number	Total Cost

Backup Parts & cost

Qty	Description	Manufacturer	Part Number	Total Cost

Testing & Technical Challenges

Sl. No	Test Case	Test Description	Result

References

References Used

1. Preetpal Kang, Lecture notes of CMPE 243, Computer Engineering, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, San Jose State University, Aug-Dec 2014.
2. en.wikipedia.org/