Revision as of 05:14, 21 October 2011

Topics from meeting (October 18)

Attendees: Jason Holmes, Kin Chin Chua, Chris Romanoff, Scott Stack, Matthew Guenette

Vehicle Platform: http://www.hobbytron.com/AirsoftRCElectricPanzerGiantBattleTank.html

• Rotating turret (290 degrees) to mount camera
• Shoots air soft pellets up to 28 yards
• 2.5ft x 1ft
• Rechargeable battery and charger included

Wireless Module: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10505

• 2 UART, 1 I2C, 2 SPI, 2 ADC, 1 PWM, and 32 GPIO
• IEEE 802.3b/g compatable
• 200-300M range outdoors

Camera: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8667

• I2C interface - still unsure of the speed
• 30fps
• 640x480 pixels

IR Sensors: http://www.plethoracomputers.com/index.php/Electronics/Sharp-GP2Y0A02YK0F-Analog-Distance-Sensor/flypage.tpl.html

• distance measuring range: 20 cm to 150 cm (8" to 60")
• output type: analog voltage
• output voltage differential over distance range: 2.0 V (typical)

Pushbuttons: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9190

Project Development Areas:

1. Wireless Tranceiver interfacing
Tasks: Successfully configure the wireless transceiver and interface it with a development board to send/receive data to some source.

2. Camera interfacing
Tasks: Figure out how read the image data coming from the camera as well as interface to it with a development board and possibly the LCD on the development board to display the camera image.

3. Peripheral interfacing
Tasks: Write code to initialize the I/O ports to make use of the I/R voltages and pushbutton signals. Also interface to the motors on the tank and write code to control them.

4. Website Development
Tasks: Begin development of a website that will be able to communicate with the vehicle.

Sample Program Output:

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