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PREPARATORY PRESENTATION SENIOR DESIGN SHOW 11:00 AM–3:30 PM, May 22nd 2009 Walter Schroeder Library CURRENT STATUS Upon completion of cycle 2 the MADCAP robot video and audio streaming had been integrated to the system. It's functionality was limited and inefficient, but some of these issues have been corrected. Currently the the robot has the ability to move through the redundant wireless ZigBee? and WiFi? systems. Using the WiFi? capability of the Microclient Sr. the robot is able to stream a live viedo feed and audio stream. These two realtime systems are still in the process of being streamlined as the robot is experiencing resource utilization due to the inefficiency of the systems. With the added hardware functionalities of the robot the GUI for user control is becoming very indepth. With it's added complexity the GUI underwent a complete redesign to increase it's maintainability and user experience. The application is undergoing a full visual reconstruction as well as redesign for the code structure. The future plans are to continue troubleshooting our systems to provide a clearer audio and video stream. Smaller items of importance are to clean up the circuit designs and provide protective bumpers. To view photos of our work visit the At Work forum or click here! To watch videos of the MADCAP Robot in action click here!
CYCLE 1 GOALS Over All Objective: Drive the robot wirelessly from the PC - 100% 1. Motor Mounting and Wiring (Ryan P) - 100% 2. Atmega32 Motor Control Dirver software (Ryan E, Ben M) - 95% 3. Zigbee Module to Atmega32 Serial Communication (Ben M) - 100% 4. RS232 custom circuit prototype: Atmega interface (Ben M, Ryan E) - 100% 5. RS232 custom circuit prototype: PC interface (Ben M, Ryan E) - 100% 6. PC software to Zigbee module Serial communication (Doug A, Chaning O) - 100% 7. PC software GUI interface (Doug A, Chaning O) - 100% 8. Tech investigation for onboard mini pc for robot (Ryan P) - 100% CYCLE 2 GOALS Overall Objective: Live video feed from robot and wireless voice communication 1. Add support for dual direction commands e.g. forward and turn 2. C# video feed integration (Chaning, Doug, Ryan P, Ben) - 100% 3. C# video streaming over WiFi? (Chaning, Doug, Ryan P, Ben) - 100% 4. Robot color and object tracking support (Ben, Ryan E) - 80% 5. Robot camera turret system (Ben, Ryan E) - 100% 6. Microphone, speaker and audio streaming integration (Ryan P, Doug) - 65% CYCLE 3 GOALS Overall Objective: Redesign GUI application and streamline video, audio, and color tracking applications. 1. GUI Redesign and implimentation (Chaning) - 5% 2. Color tracking (Ben, Ryan E.) - 80% 3. Audio (Doug, Ryan P.) - 75% 4. Video Streaming (Ryan P. Ryan E.) - 75% TEAM NEWS FEED: BE SURE TO UPDATE THE MILESTONES FORUM. There is a milestones forum that we should be posting to to keep everyone in the group informed ont the latest accomplishment. This also provides a means of tracking the events of the detail plan we are filling out. EXTERNAL PARTICIPATION. If you are interested in the project and would llike to actively participate in forum discussions, please feel free to send us emails to post in the discussion forums. We have looked into allowing external users to post comments and actively participate in the site, but the version of software managing the site does not allow it. Regardless, we value your comments as the site is for the public. CURRENT TECHNOLOGY: Our robot is currently constructed using the following main components: (1) A-DATA Speedy 4GB Compact Flash (CF) Flash Card NOTE: This website layout is designed in with an optimization of a 1920 x 1200 display resolution.
TEAM MEMBERS AND ROLES From left to right: Assistant Administrator: Ben Malchow (Hardware Design) Administrator: Chaning Ogden (Software Design) Presentation Specialist: Ryan Erickson (Hardware Design) Financial Reporter: Ryan Piaskowski (Technology Specialist) Stenographer: Doug Anson (Software Design) *You can click on the person's name to send an email if you have any specific questions for them, or email the whole team.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION PERTAINING TO TEAM MEMBERS: Senior Design Schedule on emerald Engineering Logs and FAST Time Log
EXPECTED WEEKLY COMMITMENTS: Minimum 12 hrs of work, not including team or class meetings
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