Projects:2014S1-57 Autonomous Vehicle Technologies - Revision history

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‎Quadcopter

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‎Quadcopter

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‎Quadcopter

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‎Quadcopter

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‎Auto Tank AV

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‎Quadcopter

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‎Quadcopter

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‎Quadcopter

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‎Quadcopter

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	* A/Prof. Nesimi Ertugrul		* A/Prof. Nesimi Ertugrul
	* Dr. Braden Phillips		* Dr. Braden Phillips
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		+	==Awards==
		+	This project was awarded the "SA Power Networks Best Electrical Technology Project Exhibit" at Ingenuity 2014.

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 Components:
-HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor is used
+*HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor is used
-The four brushless motors must be included, so the Electric Speed Controllers (ESCs) are needed.
+*The four brushless motors must be included, so the Electric Speed Controllers (ESCs) are needed.
-For the brushless motors the KV value will be around 1000KV with 40A ESC are selected to drive the 10 inch propellers.
+*For the brushless motors the KV value will be around 1000KV with 40A ESC are selected to drive the 10 inch propellers.
-For the frame, during this design stage, it would be done by 3D printing.
+*For the frame, during this design stage, it would be done by 3D printing.
 ==AV Search Boat==

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 *Navigation board : The GPS and ultrasonic sensor are allocated on separated PCB, hence the serial communication with FC is another challenge.
 *System integration: All components must be able to combine together.
 ==AV Search Boat==

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 ==Quadcopter==
-[[File:shl1.jpg|thumb|centre]]
+[[File:shl1.jpg|thumb|left]]
-The multi-rotor system with four propellers and GPS navigation function is chosen for this project, since it requires high level system design and involves different skills such as PCB making, CAD drawing and programming. This quadcopter is based on Arduino platform, where by referencing the open source project MultiWii[1] to build the flight controller and using its GUI to adjust flight attitude.
+The multi-rotor system with four propellers and GPS navigation function is chosen for this project, since it requires high level system design and involves different skills such as PCB making, CAD drawing and programming. This quadcopter is based on Arduino platform, where by referencing the open source project MultiWii[http://www.multiwii.com/]to build the flight controller and using its GUI to adjust flight attitude.
 The different version of Flight Controller(FC) as shown, by testing them, only the latest version is working properly.[[File:shl8.jpg|thumb|different version PCB]]

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 ==Quadcopter==
-[[File:shl1.jpg|thumb|]]
+[[File:shl1.jpg|thumb|centre]]
 The multi-rotor system with four propellers and GPS navigation function is chosen for this project, since it requires high level system design and involves different skills such as PCB making, CAD drawing and programming. This quadcopter is based on Arduino platform, where by referencing the open source project MultiWii[1] to build the flight controller and using its GUI to adjust flight attitude.
 The different version of Flight Controller(FC) as shown, by testing them, only the latest version is working properly.[[File:shl8.jpg|thumb|different version PCB]]

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 Possibile future applications include search and rescue operations, environment damage monitoring and driverless transport applications.
-==Auto Tank AV==
+== Auto Tank ==
 This AV's purpose is a simple collision avoidance tank. It has a rectangular aluminium chassis, that has a variety of mounting holes positioned on it. The wheels are plastic with a rubber tread running between two of the wheels on either side of the chassis. It uses a proximity sensor at the front of the AV to sense an obstacle in front of it and, using its microcontroller, can avoid the obstacle. The size of this AV is small scale to provide a simple and low budget design while still complying with our set requirements. The aluminium chassis gives it a strong casing and also allows for further expansion on its functionality.
 [[File:Auto Tank Block Diagram.jpg|thumb|Auto Tank Block Diagram.]]

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 Some challenges are:
-    Flight Controller(FC): Must be compatible with different sensors, as well as have good performance to keep the quadcopter stable.
+*Flight Controller(FC): Must be compatible with different sensors, as well as have good performance to keep the quadcopter stable.
-    Algorithm design and coding: The PID algorithm has been selected.
+*Algorithm design and coding: The PID algorithm has been selected.
-    Navigation board : The GPS and ultrasonic sensor are allocated on separated PCB, hence the serial communication with FC is another challenge.
+*Navigation board : The GPS and ultrasonic sensor are allocated on separated PCB, hence the serial communication with FC is another challenge.
-    System integration: All components must be able to combine together.
+*System integration: All components must be able to combine together.
 ==AV Search Boat==