rc camera car p14226 9/12/13
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Tim Southerton Brian Grosso Matthew Morris Lalit Tanwar Kevin Meehan Alex Reid. RC Camera Car P14226 9/12/13. Agenda Items. Team Information Problem Definition Background Information Application to RIT Customer Use Scenario Stakeholders Engineering Plans Customer Requirements - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
RC Camera CarP142269/12/13
Tim Southerton
Brian Grosso
Matthew Morris
Lalit Tanwar
Kevin MeehanAlex Reid
Agenda Items Team Information Problem Definition
Background Information Application to RIT Customer Use Scenario Stakeholders
Engineering Plans Customer Requirements Engineering Requirements Project Constraints Requirement Mapping
Project Schedule Moving Forward
Team InformationMember Major Technical Role Team Role
Tim Southerton ME Lead Engineer Initiator / General
Contact Brian Grosso ME Chassis / Modeling Process Expert
Matthew Morris EE Circuit Board
Design Project Manager
Lalit Tanwar EE Image Processing Team FacilitatorAlex Reid CE Programming Team Communicator
Kevin Meehan CE Programming Record Keeper
Problem Definition Project Goal:
Build a RC car platform controlled remotely with intuitive controls and visual feedback that can be expanded to demonstrate Controls to college students. The project needs to be captivating and able to demonstrate multidisciplinary engineering innovation at various RIT events this year and into the future.
Deliverables:1. RC Car Platform with Cameras and Sensors2. Driving Station with Control3. Equation of Motion of the System4. Characterizing Parameters of the System5. Source Code for Low Level Processing6. Interface for Student Coding7. Preliminary Differential Drive Code8. Supporting Documentation
Background Information Student-initiated
project idea from DPM Strong need for RIT
engineering projects to be enticing to wide audience
Project generated as a platform for future project applications: a simple, fun, and highly-modifiable project
http://makezine.com/2010/08/07/real-rc-cars-meet-racing-arcade-act/
Application to RIT Customer
Currently difficult to demonstrate need for feedback in Controls coursework
Simulation could be assisted with tangible project work for students
Project platform to be developed to meet this need and be further modified in the future to expand coursework to new areas
http://www.mbandf.com/medias/parallel-world/2012/Bondcars/5_Ford%20Mustang%20Mach%201_AMC_hornet_b.jpg
Use Scenario
Stakeholders Customer: Dr. Juan Cockburn
Controls Professor, RIT, Computer Engineering (CE) Sponsors:
RIT CE Department, Multidisciplinary Senior Design (MSD) Freescale Semiconductor, ARM
Event Attendees: Imagine RIT Freescale Cup Various Campus Symposiums and Workshops
MSD Team Future RIT Researchers Future RIT MSD Teams / Prospective Students
Customer Requirements
Additional New Priorities
Engineering Requirements
Project Constraints
Requirement Mapping Customer / Engineering Req. Mapping
Notes: All customer needs addressed with metrics Redundant customer needs removed
Engineering Requirements Mapping Notes: Fun aspect of car performance needs to be balanced
with user ability and technological limitations Major cost drivers will be control distance and camera
characteristics Higher quality components will directly increase how
users like the product and where else it can be used
Requirement Mapping (cont.) Benchmarking Notes:
Project unlike many benchmarks due to novel idea Off-road components are more robust & higher
cost Chassis can be modified to increase robustness Battery life to be increased to handle electronics
Relative Weighting Notes: Measurement sensitivity is very important Learning curve time matters for demonstrations Budget and speed are concerns controlled by
constraints
Project Schedule
Preliminary schedule drafted for project
61 Items Identified for Project, which will probably be reduced to increase usefulness
More information will be available for scheduling following Sponsor meeting (Oct 2-3) and further analysis
Lack of ISE on team leads to no familiarity with scheduling or Microsoft Project, but we are getting team members up to speed
Moving Forward
Focus on System and Subsystem Evaluation
Establish basic understanding of controls from Faculty
Establish Freescale component availability
Test and document available components
Questions
Feedback on the project idea and how we can make it better is always welcome!
Do you have any suggestions to make our schedule better?
Would you like to see our House of Quality?