Gantt Chart

Caddy project gantt chart

Reference Material

• CMUcam2GUI_overview.pdf
• CMUcam2_manual.pdf
• EMBMEGA32_MANUAL_E.pdf
• L298_H_Bridge.pdf
• P5587_Photoreflector.pdf
• pid_notes.jpg
• pinouts.jpg
• servo_reverser.pdf

Individual Contributions

Caddy was a joint effort between Taylor Braun-Jones, Logan Kinde, Tyson Messori, Scott Barlow, Michael Shelley, and Patrick McCarty. Primary contributors were Taylor Braun-Jones, Logan Kinde, and Tyson Messori.

Team Photo. Left to right: Logan Kinde, Tyson Messori, Taylor Braun-Jones, Scott Barlow, Michael Shelley, Patrick McCarty

Contributions of Taylor Braun-Jones

Taylor was responsible for overall project coordination and administration including:

• Gantt chart creation and tracking
• MESFAC grant proposal
• Part ordering and budget management
• Creation and administration of the code repository

Taylor's electrical and mechanical contributions include:

• Custom-made battery packs from shrink wrap and five +1.2V rechargeable NiMH AA batteries

• The design and implementation of the bracket used to mount the CMUcam2 to the panning servo

• The concept and implementation of a detachable tethered remote for debugging and run-time parameter adjustment

The software contributions are attributed as follows:

• Code structure, high level architecture, and build system - Taylor Braun-Jones
• Path planning algorithm and implementation - Logan Kinde
• EEPROM reading and writing - Patrick McCarty
• PWM motor controller - Michael Shelly

The rest of the code and the majority of the code base was developed between Taylor and Logan together using the pair programming technique. These pieces include:

• PID line tracking
• Ball detection and seeking
• Course traversal
• Ball collection maneuvers

Acknowledgments

This project was made possible by a generous $525 grant from the Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Student Fee Allocation Committee (MESFAC) and from various part and monetary contributions of the the Cal Poly Robotics Club.