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Notes from Kick-off meeting (mcjohnso) 9/7/11 5:30-6:20pm

Attendance:

Chua, Kin Chin Guenette, Matthew F. Holmes, Jason R. Romanoff, Christopher D. Stack, Scott P. Michael Piercy Prof. Jim Krogmeier Dr. Mark Johnson

Jason willing to serve as “secretary” for the team

Delete “Requirements Document” from syllabus as it is part of the final report.

Week 10 demo to be TCP/IP link demonstration

Poster session is to be approximately week 12

Week 15 demo to be a remote control demo via TCP/IP lin

Discussion of features to implement

Basic requirement: RC car with 2 motors driving 2 weeks and steering control

More capabilities to consider:

have vehicle complete a task incorporate a web cam travel a course with obstacles make vehicle somewhat autonomous

Discussion of meeting times:

Currently proposed as 4:30-5:30pm Friday, but 5:00-6:00 apparently works for everybody & would enable Prof. Krogmeier to participate more as his other VIP team meets 4:30-5:30 Fridays.

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Basic linear algebra uncovers and clarifies very important geometry and algebra.

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