S22: Road Runner

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Road Runner

Road runner logo.png



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




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)


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>




Sensor ECU

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Hardware Design

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>



Motor ECU

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Hardware Design

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>



Geographical Controller

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Hardware Design

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>





Communication Bridge Controller & LCD

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Hardware Design

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>



Master Module

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Hardware Design

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>



Mobile Application

<Picture and link to Gitlab>

Hardware Design

Software Design

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

Technical Challenges

< List of problems and their detailed resolutions>






Conclusion

<Organized summary of the project>

<What did you learn?>

Project Video

Project Source Code

Advise for Future Students

<Bullet points and discussion>

Acknowledgement

References