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Status Report #1. Autonomous GPS Vehicle Brendon Balouch Vernal Garcia Brian Gonzalez Kim Pham January 29, 2006 Purpose: To implement a fastest route algorithm in a GPS enabled vehicle. Overall Need: Project Milestones: Establish communication between GPS and microprocessor
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Status Report #1 Autonomous GPS Vehicle Brendon Balouch Vernal Garcia Brian Gonzalez Kim Pham January 29, 2006 Purpose: To implement a fastest route algorithm in a GPS enabled vehicle
Overall Need: • Project Milestones: • Establish communication between GPS and microprocessor • Build a steering control circuit • Build a drive train control circuit • Write our fastest route algorithm. • Integrate all pieces into a single package
Task Completions • Communication established between GPS and microprocessor • RS-232 8N1 protocol successfully programmed for the ATMEL AT91 processor • GPS NMEA data sentences successfully decoded and converted to calculable integers.
Task Completion Dates • PWM Motor Driver Schematic • February 9th, 2007 • H-Bridge Steering Controller Schematic • February 9th, 2007 • Preliminary Fastest Route Algorithm • February 23th, 2007 • Project Synergy • March 16th, 2007
Projects Which Will Begin • PWM Motor Control Circuit • H-Bridge Steering Control Circuit • Fastest Route Algorithm • Programming of Processor to Support Peripheral Devices
Recently Completed Tasks • Vehicle Purchased • December 29th, 2006 • Processor Obtained • October 10th, 2006 • GPS Purchased • November 18th, 2006