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?