Networking Cars Log

Weekly Log for Networking Modules

By Curtis Hoffman and Deep Jyoti

Week 1: 9/4/17 - 9/10/17

• Created wiki page and log.
  
• Changed project from building a quadcopter to focusing on creating an effective docking mechanism between two vehicles.
  
• Came up with some potential objectives and challenges.
  

Week 2: 9/11/17 - 9/17/17

• Researched controlling electromagnets with Arduinos, I2C communication protocols, creating an Arduino controlled battery charger, and bootlegging store bought remote controlled cars to be run using an Arduino. (Deep, 4 Hours)
  
• Contacted Prof. Zhang about using Pi Cars for this project. (Deep)
  
• Research latching methods and weatherproof methods for data transfer. (Curtis, 2 Hrs)
  
• Research methods for two vehicles to communicate relative location with each other. Also investigated existing implementations of this idea. (Curtis, 2 Hrs)
  
• Discussed ideas for designing the latch and whether or not to use actual motorized cars.

Week 3: 9/18/17 - 9/24/17

• Research Vehicle to Vehicle Communication (V2V), Serial Commuication Interface, Self-driving truck platooning. (Curtis, 3 Hrs)(Deep, 2 Hours)
  
• Met with Professor Zhang for an introduction of Pi Car. (Both, .5 Hrs)
  
• Research Pi Car and Rasberry Pi.
  
• Researched IR communication (Deep 3 Hours)
  

Week 3: 9/24/17 - 10/01/17

• Finalized Gantt Chart (Both 2 hour)
  
• Began working on budget (Curtis 2 hours)
  

Week 4: 10/01/17 - 10/08/17

• Completed Arduino and Rasberry Pi pre-reqs: Creating a simple circuit to light a LED for Arduino and accessing the web on the pi (Deep 15 mins)
  
• Created design for IR sensor placement on car (Deep 1 hour)
  
• Built simple circuit with ultrasonic sensor and push button to begin testing code (Deep 1 hour)
  
• Created detailed circuit schematic for two Arduinos with ultrosonic sensors communicating with each other and found to code online to operate them (Deep 1 hour)