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
Notes:
Jason willing to serve as “secretary” for the team
Revisions to draft team syllabus
- 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 link
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.
