Fausto’s Status Update [03/27/2021]

This week I received the NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB, set it up and familiarized myself with the Jetson Nano working environment. In regards to communication, each Jetson will be discoverable to other Bluetooth devices with the naming heuristic starting with “autovot” followed by a number from 1 to 3.  After a connection is formed between the lead car and trailing cars, the lead car will be able to convey information which the other cars can utilize for localization, so they can avoid obstacles. Originally we were planning on sending full instructions on how to maneuver around obstacles but now we will convey information to trailing cars so they can develop a map with they can use to plan a path around obstacles. An action item we have is testing Bluetooth reliability while the cars are moving in order to ensure trailing cars can securely receive information from the lead car.