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Status Report #3 GPS-Navigated Autonomous Vehicle. Prepared for: August Allo Department of Electrical Engineering University of Texas at San Antonio. Prepared by Design Group 8: Brendon Balouch Vernal Garcia Brian Gonzalez Kim Pham. February 12th, 2007 Purpose:
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Status Report #3GPS-Navigated Autonomous Vehicle Prepared for: August Allo Department of Electrical Engineering University of Texas at San Antonio Prepared by Design Group 8: Brendon Balouch Vernal Garcia Brian Gonzalez Kim Pham February 12th, 2007 Purpose: To implement a fastest route algorithm in a GPS enabled vehicle.
Overall Need: Autonomous path following via GPS. • Project Milestones: • Establish communication between GPS and microprocessor • Write our fastest route algorithm. • Integrate all pieces into a single package
Task Completions • SIRF binary data instead of GPS NMEA encoded messages • added a diagnostics menu • GPS coordinates will now use XYZ Cartesian geodetic coordinates • Steering control circuit • Drive train control circuit
Task Completion Dates • PWM Motor Driver Schematic • February 23, 2007 • H-Bridge Steering Controller Schematic • February 23, 2007
Upcoming Tasks • Fastest route algorithm • Programming of processor to support peripheral devices • Part: • Magnetometer
Upcoming Task Completion Dates • Fastest Route Algorithm • March 10, 2007 • Project Synergy • April 15, 2007