Accomplished this past week:
Sam - Working on Report, Redesigned power circuit for new IC. Passing BOM to Matt to order.
Ian - Tested parallel code with shared resource using a mutex, wrote section of report.
Ogi - Picked out a camera model and working on report. Dr.Bao proposed buying another model (Canon SX710) and seeing if that one works.
Matt- Finished Poster, working on final report, parts order waiting on Sam
Goals for this week:
Sam - Focus on documenting power circuit design, provide analysis for final report and revise material from midterm report. Get report material finished ASAP. Get Bill of Materials finished ASAP.
Ian - Focus on pseudocode for project, document and analyze software needs (streaming, libraries, everything needed to prove that software needs are analyzed and addressed.) Document this as part of the Final Report ASAP.
Ogi - Focus on more background research -
- Get prototyping parts from work
- Check with work to see if they can/will 3D print our case once we design it
1) Selecting and using an embedded camera (example model)(2nd link)
2) How the technologies of the project are used in a relevant sense (see old reports for examples of what to talk about).
Document these as part of the Final Report ASAP.
Matt - Place parts order when available, write BLE material for final report ASAP.
Meeting activity:
- All members present, all worked on writing and compiling the report. Anticipated deadline following Monday (along with poster submission).
Upcoming Deadlines:
- Design Poster (Monday, 16 November)
- Final Report (Monday, 16 November)
Notifications:
- Everybody must start writing documentation/report material for their work and use Word format, submit to Google Drive folder "FINAL REPORT". All material is PAST DUE. Submit ASAP.
Notes:
- Write Word doc updates on each of your weekly tasks and use them to compile your section of the Final Report.
- Use Word docs for compiling your final report material
- Check your email and this blog frequently
- Here's what we need to develop for the Final Report:
1) A complete parts list for the project must be formed
2) The project circuits/schematics must be captured/simulated to prove design
3) The errors/weak spots of the midterm report must be addressed
4) More background must be researched/provided
5) Review design specs - All design choices must be supported with analysis
6) Provide Analysis of complete design - All design choices must be supported with analysis
7) Schematics include pin-out level, RefDes #s
8) Software flowcharts/pseudocode, algorithms simulated, libraries tested, OS formed
9) processors documented and required software identified, communications described
Breakdown:
Sam - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Ian - 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Ogi - 3, 4, 5
Matt - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Friday, November 20, 2015
Friday, November 13, 2015
November Update #2
Accomplished this past week:
Sam - Worked on BOM. Need to find some parts.
Task Incomplete
Ian - Worked on pseudocode.
Task Incomplete
Ogi - Contacted Dr. Bao about camera budget, researching feasible camera models to use.
Task incomplete
Matt- Worked on Poster, set up organization for final report, began forming final report, parts order waiting in Ogi and Sam
Task Complete/Contingent
Goals for this week:
Sam - Focus on documenting power circuit design, provide analysis for final report and revise material from midterm report. Begin to document this as part of the Final Report. Get Bill of Materials finished ASAP.
Ian - Focus on pseudocode for project, document and analyze software needs (streaming, libraries, everything needed to prove that software needs are analyzed and addressed.) Begin to document this as part of the Final Report.
Ogi - Finish camera task ASAP (select model and get it approved for purchase by Dr. Bao). Focus on more background research on how the technologies are used in a relevant sense (see old reports for examples of what to talk about). Begin to document this as part of the Final Report.
Matt - Place parts order when possible, hash out poster design, continue compiling Final Report
Meeting activity:
- Sam and Matt briefly discussed the report.
Upcoming Deadlines:
- Design Poster (Monday, 16 November)
- Final Report (Monday, 16 November)
Notifications:
- Everybody must start writing documentation/report material for their work and use Word format, submit to Google Drive folder "FINAL REPORT"
Notes:
- Write Word doc updates on each of your weekly tasks and use them to compile your section of the Final Report.
- Use Word docs for compiling your final report material
- Check your email and this blog frequently
- Here's what we need to develop for the Final Report:
1) A complete parts list for the project must be formed
2) The project circuits/schematics must be captured/simulated to prove design
3) The errors/weak spots of the midterm report must be addressed
4) More background must be researched/provided
5) Review design specs - All design choices must be supported with analysis
6) Provide Analysis of complete design - All design choices must be supported with analysis
7) Schematics include pin-out level, RefDes #s
8) Software flowcharts/pseudocode, algorithms simulated, libraries tested, OS formed
9) processors documented and required software identified, communications described
Breakdown:
Sam - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Ian - 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Ogi - 3, 4, 5
Matt - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Sam - Worked on BOM. Need to find some parts.
Task Incomplete
Ian - Worked on pseudocode.
Task Incomplete
Ogi - Contacted Dr. Bao about camera budget, researching feasible camera models to use.
Task incomplete
Matt- Worked on Poster, set up organization for final report, began forming final report, parts order waiting in Ogi and Sam
Task Complete/Contingent
Goals for this week:
Sam - Focus on documenting power circuit design, provide analysis for final report and revise material from midterm report. Begin to document this as part of the Final Report. Get Bill of Materials finished ASAP.
Ian - Focus on pseudocode for project, document and analyze software needs (streaming, libraries, everything needed to prove that software needs are analyzed and addressed.) Begin to document this as part of the Final Report.
Ogi - Finish camera task ASAP (select model and get it approved for purchase by Dr. Bao). Focus on more background research on how the technologies are used in a relevant sense (see old reports for examples of what to talk about). Begin to document this as part of the Final Report.
Matt - Place parts order when possible, hash out poster design, continue compiling Final Report
Meeting activity:
- Sam and Matt briefly discussed the report.
Upcoming Deadlines:
- Design Poster (Monday, 16 November)
- Final Report (Monday, 16 November)
Notifications:
- Everybody must start writing documentation/report material for their work and use Word format, submit to Google Drive folder "FINAL REPORT"
Notes:
- Write Word doc updates on each of your weekly tasks and use them to compile your section of the Final Report.
- Use Word docs for compiling your final report material
- Check your email and this blog frequently
- Here's what we need to develop for the Final Report:
1) A complete parts list for the project must be formed
2) The project circuits/schematics must be captured/simulated to prove design
3) The errors/weak spots of the midterm report must be addressed
4) More background must be researched/provided
5) Review design specs - All design choices must be supported with analysis
6) Provide Analysis of complete design - All design choices must be supported with analysis
7) Schematics include pin-out level, RefDes #s
8) Software flowcharts/pseudocode, algorithms simulated, libraries tested, OS formed
9) processors documented and required software identified, communications described
Breakdown:
Sam - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Ian - 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Ogi - 3, 4, 5
Matt - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Saturday, November 7, 2015
November Update #1
Accomplished this past week:
Sam - Completed power circuit design; Completed Digikey shopping cart for power circuit - will confirm with Supel.
Task complete
Ian - Got servos moving on Beagle. Tested input values.
Task complete.
Ogi - Long camera list is presented. Still need to select top model picks and propose to Dr. Bao.
Task incomplete
Matt- Developed parts ordering, developed budget management, compiled BOM - still needs Sam's parts to order.
Task complete.
Goals for this week:
All - CATME survey
Sam - Work on documenting power circuit design, provide analysis for final report and revise material from midterm report.
Ian - Develop pseudocode for project, document and analyze software needs (streaming, libraries, everything needed to prove that software needs are analyzed and addressed.) Begin to document this as part of the Final Report.
Ogi - Finish camera task (select model and get it approved for purchase by Dr. Bao). Develop more background research on how the technologies are used in a relevant sense (see old reports for examples of what to talk about).
Matt - Order parts, hash out poster design by next week, begin compiling Final Report
Meeting activity:
- Ian and Igor got the HS-422 servo up and moving on the Beaglebone. Ogi and Sam absent. Matt began laying out the poster design and discussed Beagle PWM with Ian.
Upcoming Deadlines:
- Design Poster (Monday, 16 November)
- Final Report (Monday, 16 November)
Notes:
- Write Word doc updates on each of your weekly tasks and use them to compile your section of the Final Report.
- Use Word docs for compiling your final report material
- Check your email and this blog frequently
- Here's what we need to develop for the Final Report:
Sam - Completed power circuit design; Completed Digikey shopping cart for power circuit - will confirm with Supel.
Task complete
Ian - Got servos moving on Beagle. Tested input values.
Task complete.
Ogi - Long camera list is presented. Still need to select top model picks and propose to Dr. Bao.
Task incomplete
Matt- Developed parts ordering, developed budget management, compiled BOM - still needs Sam's parts to order.
Task complete.
Goals for this week:
All - CATME survey
Sam - Work on documenting power circuit design, provide analysis for final report and revise material from midterm report.
Ian - Develop pseudocode for project, document and analyze software needs (streaming, libraries, everything needed to prove that software needs are analyzed and addressed.) Begin to document this as part of the Final Report.
Ogi - Finish camera task (select model and get it approved for purchase by Dr. Bao). Develop more background research on how the technologies are used in a relevant sense (see old reports for examples of what to talk about).
Matt - Order parts, hash out poster design by next week, begin compiling Final Report
Meeting activity:
- Ian and Igor got the HS-422 servo up and moving on the Beaglebone. Ogi and Sam absent. Matt began laying out the poster design and discussed Beagle PWM with Ian.
Upcoming Deadlines:
- Design Poster (Monday, 16 November)
- Final Report (Monday, 16 November)
Notes:
- Write Word doc updates on each of your weekly tasks and use them to compile your section of the Final Report.
- Use Word docs for compiling your final report material
- Check your email and this blog frequently
- Here's what we need to develop for the Final Report:
1) A complete parts list for the project must be formed
2) The project circuits/schematics must be captured/simulated to prove design
3) The errors/weak spots of the midterm report must be addressed
4) More background must be researched/provided
5) Review design specs - All design choices must be supported with analysis
6) Provide Analysis of complete design - All design choices must be supported with analysis
7) Schematics include pin-out level, RefDes #s
8) Software flowcharts/pseudocode, algorithms simulated, libraries tested, OS formed
9) processors documented and required software identified, communications described
Breakdown:
Sam - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Sam - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Ian - 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Ogi - 3, 4, 5
Matt - 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
Power Supply BOM
Good Morning Gents,
I've attached a link to my digikey shopping cart here:
http://www.digikey.com/classic/Ordering/AddPart.aspx?lang=en
This is the majority of the parts I will need but I would like to have Supel take a look at it to see if it can be optimized (cost etc.) because after talking with him Friday he knows a lot about these sorts of components.
Cheers
I've attached a link to my digikey shopping cart here:
http://www.digikey.com/classic/Ordering/AddPart.aspx?lang=en
This is the majority of the parts I will need but I would like to have Supel take a look at it to see if it can be optimized (cost etc.) because after talking with him Friday he knows a lot about these sorts of components.
Cheers
Friday, November 6, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Digital Cameras - Ogi
So I've gone through the whole camera list and this is the list i came up with. Amazon has the best prices by far due to the fact that we can also buy used ones! Keep in mind this list is not that long. A lot of the cameras are just the better version of the previews one! We can all sit down tomorrow and find the top 3 we like! we will look at price, weight, availability, look, etc. Okay ill see you guys tomorrow and run through this list with all of you! Cheers Ogi!!!!!
· Canon PowerShot A80
· Canon PowerShot A85
· Canon PowerShot A520
· Canon PowerShot A620
· Canon PowerShot A640
· Canon PowerShot G6
· Canon PowerShot G7
· Canon PowerShot S40
· Canon PowerShot S45
· Canon PowerShot S230
· Nikon CoolPix 880
· Nikon CoolPix 5700
· Olympus C-2040Z
Monday, November 2, 2015
Some potentially useful products I've found recently:
Metal Gear Servo
Feedback Servo
Reference Servo
HS-422 Servo
Mounting Kit
Shoe Mount
D Screw
1/4in Screw
Adapter screw
MJT
Metal Gear Servo
Feedback Servo
Reference Servo
HS-422 Servo
Mounting Kit
Shoe Mount
D Screw
1/4in Screw
Adapter screw
MJT
Friday, October 30, 2015
October Update #5
Tasks for week of October 30- November 6:
Ogi -
1) Research camera models, try to get a hold of a physical item by Nov 6 if possible. Else propose top 3 picks from vendors that we can buy from. If over $80, look into sharing budget with another department.
2) Obtain prototyping parts - protoboard (TH and SMD)
Sam -
Develop power circuit so that parts may be ordered and prototype constructed.
Ian -
Install Ubuntu on Beagle, get set up for PWM control (if completed, continue progress on the app)
Matt -
1) Order batteries, order battery charger, order battery holder, order BeagleBone, order RN4020
2) Investigate servos, investigate RN4020, investigate embedded camera, investigate camera cape
====================================================================
Updates from this past week:
We submitted the midterm report, the midterm resume, and the midterm presentation (and presented!) Hooray!
Ian found:
Batteries - B00KO89LL2
Charger - B00KBEJ6SC
Holder - 36-1109-ND
Sam basically made a big breakthrough with the power circuit.
Matt bought a BeagleBone for himself so we can start playing with it.
Ian tought Matt at this meeting how to start using the Beaglebone
Proposed Project Name: TITAN Camera Control
Ogi -
1) Research camera models, try to get a hold of a physical item by Nov 6 if possible. Else propose top 3 picks from vendors that we can buy from. If over $80, look into sharing budget with another department.
2) Obtain prototyping parts - protoboard (TH and SMD)
Sam -
Develop power circuit so that parts may be ordered and prototype constructed.
Ian -
Install Ubuntu on Beagle, get set up for PWM control (if completed, continue progress on the app)
Matt -
1) Order batteries, order battery charger, order battery holder, order BeagleBone, order RN4020
2) Investigate servos, investigate RN4020, investigate embedded camera, investigate camera cape
====================================================================
Updates from this past week:
We submitted the midterm report, the midterm resume, and the midterm presentation (and presented!) Hooray!
Ian found:
Batteries - B00KO89LL2
Charger - B00KBEJ6SC
Holder - 36-1109-ND
Sam basically made a big breakthrough with the power circuit.
Matt bought a BeagleBone for himself so we can start playing with it.
Ian tought Matt at this meeting how to start using the Beaglebone
Proposed Project Name: TITAN Camera Control
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Updates
Hey guys, I just wanted to post some links to components I have chosen for the power system.
Battery: On board protection circuits!! http://www.adafruit.com/product/354
Regulators: http://www.ti.com/product/TPS63061/technicaldocuments
Battery: On board protection circuits!! http://www.adafruit.com/product/354
Regulators: http://www.ti.com/product/TPS63061/technicaldocuments
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Sam's First Update
Ello Gents,
As for this week I started putting together a design for the buck converters for the motors and BBB, as well as started hunting for individual components. I will keep my update to this for now as I do not have a complete parts list for each converter yet and I want the parts list post to be concise. Look back next week for the complete design for the switching regulators as well as some info on linear regulators as an option per our last meeting.
Cheers
Friday, October 9, 2015
Ian Weekly Update
Hello!
This week I was focused on getting the mobile app started. As of right now, I have created a basic layout of the app. The app will be driven by 1 main activity. This activity will manage Android Fragments that will act as different content containers. The three main content fragments will be the following:
This week I was focused on getting the mobile app started. As of right now, I have created a basic layout of the app. The app will be driven by 1 main activity. This activity will manage Android Fragments that will act as different content containers. The three main content fragments will be the following:
- Main Screen: shows video feed and has camera controls,
- Connect a Camera: this will handle connecting a camera (big surprise)
- Settings: Settings for the app
The Main Activity will also handle the bluetooth communication.
I have also created a GitHub for the project: https://github.com/linkian209/TeamG_SeniorDesignProject
This is all I have to report at this time!
Ian Drake
Software Guru
Items posted to G-Drive
New Items:
Midterm Paper Task Assignments: Senior Design >> Midterm >> Criteria
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2dgpfCKgOejdmRiaEZybUU3Zzg
Midterm Paper Breakdown: Senior Design >> Midterm
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2dgpfCKgOejZ1RmY2dQTnVESjA
MJT
9 October
Midterm Paper Task Assignments: Senior Design >> Midterm >> Criteria
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2dgpfCKgOejdmRiaEZybUU3Zzg
Midterm Paper Breakdown: Senior Design >> Midterm
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B2dgpfCKgOejZ1RmY2dQTnVESjA
MJT
9 October
Design Team G Meeting Summary - 9 October 2015
Agenda:
Review design aspects
Review design aspects
Plan design
stages
Distribute
design tasks
Distribute
Midterm tasks
Begin
assembling midterm paper
Discussion Topics:
Power supply
design criteria
(Regulating input voltage to 5V
+/- 0.25V)
Dr. Bao can
help us develop a custom, all-inclusive dev board
We can still
plan on moving forward with using the BBB as the main dev board
Custom Dev
Board constraints:
Pin:
-PWM
(minimum of 2, ideally 4 or more)
-GPIO (Ain –
ideally 4 or more , Digital (3.3/5?) -
Ideally around 12 or more)
-Dedicated
hardware pins: UART, I2C, SPI (4 device lines)
Rails:
-5V
-3.3V
-GND
Chips:
-RAM
-CPU (GPU?)
-Flash mem
-BLE
-Camera
controller
-Battery
Management
-Voltage
regulator (5V)
-Voltage
regulator (3.3V)
Connectors:
-Power jack
(normal)
-Ethernet
-USB (all
female) – (x2 A-type, x1 B-type, x1 micro B-type) (can we use USB 3?)
-uSD
-HDMI
Tasks to take away:
-Send Dr.
Bao list of dev board items to see what we can have made
-Get budget
-Continue working on App
-Design
power system (5V supply)
-Solidify battery delivery system (recharge protection, charger module)
-MAKE BLOG
POSTS
-WORK ON
MIDTERM PAPER
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Introduction
Blog purpose:
To host a log of project development milestones and activity to be viewed by advisories and fellow team members.
Implementation:
Most entries are expected to be placed by individual students or students focus teams of two accordingly.
Meeting minutes entries will be uploaded weekly to provide an update on group progress, activity, and planning.
Scope:
The blog is not intended to be a primary project scheduling and maintenence medium but rather a simple and convenient means of providing updates on project progress in a chronological and easily readable format.
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