Mark Weekly Report - GomathyVenkat/411Practicum GitHub Wiki

Week 1:

• Thought about doing a fire extinguisher robot
• IR camera

Week 2:

• Thought about fire extinguisher robot functionality and high-level project implementation.

Week 3:

• Decided as a group to work on hand controlled robot vehicle.
• Researched micro-controllers to use.
• Explored accelerometer options in terms of which is easiest to interface with chosen micro-controllers.

Week 4:

• Ordered accelerometer, transmitter/receiver pair, and motor drivers.
• Explored options to program the Atmeg328 microcontroller.

Week 5:

• Learned How to use EagleCAD
• Edited receiver preliminary schematic.

Week 6:

• Edited preliminary receiver and transmitter schematics.
• Ordered voltage regulators and 4 Atmega328 microcontrollers.

Week 7:

• Started on final Rx and Tx schematic with Yebin.
• Solved all Rx and Tx schematic errors.
• Created Tx layout and helped with Rx board layout.

Week 8:

• Edited Rx and Tx board layouts; made VCC traces thicker, repositioned caps and resistors, and added top and bottom ground planes.

Week 9:

• Worked with Yebin to test Tx/Rx modules.

Week 10:

• Purchased batteries.
• Debugged the software.
• Mounted PCBS on robot and glove with velcro.