F15: Smart Car
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- Code Quality
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- Software Block Diagrams
- Hardware Block Diagrams
- Schematic Quality
- Quality of technical challenges and solutions adopted.
Project Title
Smart Car
Abstract
A smart car with three wheels will be designed to have the capability of following high contrast lines. Options for the lines include using black Sharpie, black duct tape, and white duct tape. Afterwards, it will send back a CSV file format with 0s and 1s. 1s denote that the car was traveling in the area of the map. Using a peripheral compass, the car will also be able to draw a map of the route that it took.
Objectives & Introduction
Our objectives include the following:
- Self-driving car that is able to follow a line
- LED matrix that can draw out the path the car is taking
Team Members & Responsibilities
- Steven Hwu
- B.S. Computer Engineering
- Helen Tsui
- B.S. Computer Engineering
Schedule
| Week# | Date | Task | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10/23 | Complete project abstract | Complete |
| 2 | 10/30 | Gather parts | Complete |
| 3 | 11/06 | Program compass | Complete |
| 4 | 11/13 | Program LED matrix | Complete |
| 5 | 11/20 | Program wireless functionality | Complete |
| 6 | 11/27 | Build car | Complete |
| 7 | 12/04 | Put all the pieces together | Complete |
| 8 | 12/11 | Testing | Complete |
Parts List & Cost
| Quantity | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | SJ-One development board | $80 ea |
| 1 | Cardboard | $0 ea |
| 1 | White duct tape | $4.52 ea |
| 1 | White duct tape | $4.52 ea |
| 1 | Servos | $4.47 |
| 1 | Compass | $ |
| 2 | Motors | $80~ |
| 2 | LED matrix | $24.95 ea |
| 2 | Photo transistors | $1.2 ea |
| 2 | LEDs | $24.95 ea |
| _______ | ||
| Estimated total | $ |
Design & Implementation
Hardware Design
Discuss your hardware design here. Show detailed schematics, and the interface here.
Compass
The compass uses SPI as the communication protocol. x, y, and z were able to be read from the compass depending on its orientation. After one of the SJSUOne boards reads the x, y, and z values from the compass, it sends the values wirelessly to the other board to determine which LEDs to light up.
LED Matrix
The purpose of the LED matrix is to display the path that the car is traveling. It uses SPI as its communication protocol.
SJOne
The SJOne the microprocessor used for this project. The compass and LED matrix were interfaced with the SJOne board. The compass used I2C while the LED matrix used SPI. The wireless functionality of the board was also utilized to in order to send information from one board to another.
Hardware Interface
Communication protocols used:
- I2C - HMC5883L Compass
- SPI - LED matrix
Software Design
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Implementation
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Testing & Technical Challenges
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Issue 1
Wireless communication and LED Matrix The LED matrix that was used was programmed using SPI0. However, it turns out that SPI0 is shared with the wireless communication API. To fix the issue, the LED matrix was reprogrammed on SPI1.
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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