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:

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