Customer Requirements and Engineering Specifications
Date: January 2018
Client: Dr. Bevill
Category: Requirements
Project Schedule
Below is a Gantt Chart laying out our plan for completion of this project.
Below is a Work Breakdown Structure detailing various parts of the project.
Below is a Budget/Bill of Materials detailing components used in the project.
Date: January 2018
Client: Dr. Bevill
Category: Project Schedule
Concept Generation and Evaluation
The following presentation was given in class on 2/1/2018
Date: February 2018
Client: Dr. Bevill
Category: Concepts
Test Plans
This video was taken on the first day that the rover was functioning. Our team felt like Dr. Framkentsein watching his monster take its first steps. It may have been ugly, but we were proud.
Date: February 2018
Client: Dr. Bevill
Category: Test Plans
Complete CAD Assembly
Click the link below to download our entire assembly.
This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup an adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout module with an arduino to recieve basic data. This sketch will display current latitude and longitude on user request and will display distance and course to a selected GPS location.
This exact GPS module will be used by our team in the creation of our autonomous rover. The module will allow the rover to navigate to desired locations all on its own.
For this tutorial you will need
Arduino Microcontroller
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout
Female to Male Jumper Wires x4
You will also need to download the Adafruit GPS Library which can be found at learn.adafruit.com Below is a wiring diagram displaying how to set up the module and the arduino. This diagram is courtesy of core-electronics.com Their site also has a guide walking you through the use of the GPS module. Another useful reference is cdn-learn.adafruit.com
Tutorial 2: Ultrasonic Sensor
This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup an HC -SR04 Ultrasonic Distance Measuring Sensor with an arduino to read basic data. This sketch will display the current distance of an object to an lcd display or the serial monitor.
This exact ultrasonic sensor will be used on our autonomous rover to detect obstacles in its path. The rover will be able to detect objects at a distance and navigate around them.
For this tutorial you will need
Arduino Microcontroller
HC -SR04 Ultrasonic Distance Measuring Sensor
LCD Display (optional)
Sodderless Breadboard
Jumper Wires
You will need to include the liquidcrystal Library which is a built in library if you plan to use an LCD display. Instructions can be found at arduino.cc Below is a wiring diagram displaying how to set up the module and the arduino. This diagram is courtesy of instructables.com Their site also has a guide walking you through the use of the ultrasonic sensor. Another useful reference is instructables.com
Tutorial 3: RF Transmitter/Receiver
This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup a 433MHz RF Transmitter and Receiver Module using two arduinos to transmit and recieve basic data. These sketches will allow you to transmit a message from one arduino, then recieve it on another.
Our rover will be outfitted with this receiver, and will be transmitted instructions by a third party (a.k.a. our professor). The rover will then be able to autonomously complete whatever task it has been instructed to.
For this tutorial you will need
Arduino Microcontroller x2
433MHz RF Transmitter and Receiver Module
Female to Male Jumper Wires x6
You will also need to download the Radiohead Library which can be found at airspayce.com Below is a wiring diagram displaying how to set up each module and each arduino. These diagrams are courtesy of randomnerdtutorials.com Their site also has a guide walking you through the use of the RF modules.
This page is intended to help with the re-creation of this product.
