Accomplishments
This week, I worked on fine-tuning the issues with our interim demo, fixing some code. After our interim demo this week, we didn’t get a lot of feedback except that we seemed to be on track, which was good news.
After our interim demo, this week I have spent the time working on integrating our robot with the LiDAR in such a way that it can detect whether or not it is in the duct. It will take the sides of the duct and figure out whether it is in the middle of the duct and autocorrect. I have worked on making the robot move in a smoother manner.
I have also started building the final demo duct that we will use. I plan to use plexiglass so that people can see the robot moving inside the duct. I have also made sure there will be 2 bends, and naturally have been fine-tuning the 90 degree turns the robot will have to make. We worked on making the robot autonomous this week.
My work this week has mainly been on Github and working on the physical robot itself and can be found here: https://github.com/aphadke234/ece_capstone_C7
Schedule
I am on schedule now and currently on track. I am happy with my progress and think that I will be done with my part of the project and able to help my peers with their deliverables after the end of next week.
Next Week
Next week, I will finish building our interim demo structural HVAC duct so that we can have a good presentation to show viewers what our project is. I will also begin working on the final presentation and report and poster. I also want to make sure the robot does not have to be connected to a charger by the NVidia and that we can have our LiPo battery pack on the Jetson.