Fausto’s Status Report [05/01/2021]

This week I worked closely with Joel and Jeffrey with integration. There were issues in the beginning of the week with the vehicle drifting slightly to the left, even if there was no obstacle in the way. We solved this by fine-tuning the Arduino code responsible for controlling the Autovot wheels. This included assuming the vehicle’s battery is around 8V. Additionally, we worked hard on the path planning algorithm and added a bubble of error around obstacles so that we are less likely to hit an obstacle. I also added small changes to the bluetooth communications to support messages which can send obstacle locations to the trailing car. Next week will include adding length to the course and adding more obstacles. We also worked on the final presentation and have some good videos to showcase for our presentation.