BOARDLOCK project
Contents
Project Overview
Tired of your run-of-the-mill skateboard? Looking to upgrade it to the next level? We present to you BOARDTRACK: a slick skateboard equipped with a battery-powered Raspberry Pi, GPS chip, and accelerometer attached to its underside. Why? We're glad you asked... these small gadgets provide BOARDTRACK with the the capacity for user-friendly tracking of its location, acceleration, and average speed. Once collected, this data is displayed onto a monitor. But wait, there's more -- each display is unique to every trip, enabling you to access how far you have traveled, your speed at any location, and the highest overall acceleration reached. In this project, our team aims to manufacture a unique transportation method of utmost quality, aesthetics, and convenience.
Weekly Log
https://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/ese205/core/index.php?title=BOARDLOCK
Team Members
- Amin Bdeir
- Isabella Zisman
- TA: Sam Hoff
Objectives
- Attach a 3D-printed box to the underside of our Skateboard's deck, containing a battery-powered Raspberry Pi, GPS Chip, Accelerometer
- Set up Raspberry Pi
- successfully SSH in, email ourselves IP address
- Get GPS working
- Establish communication between Pi and Accelerometer
- Be able to access BOARDLOCK's location at all times from phone (demo using computer)
Reach Objectives
- Establish Bluetooth connection from phone to Raspberry Pi
- Be able to lock and unlock BOARDTRACK's wheels
Challenges
- Learning to ride BOARDTRACK
- Learning how Raspberry Pi works
- Learning to code in Python
- Having the ability to access BOARDTRACK's current location in real time
Gantt Chart
https://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/ese205/core/images/7/7d/Ganttchartt.pdf
Presentation Slides
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1R9UPc2ogxPKON9jxLcB9qWECYStB06nGXCuJ_GoqvfU/edit?usp=sharing
Night Light design
https://drive.google.com/open?id=14BxDPPlyi2YZkdFCk_n2jNiYaWCCQbUU
Budget
Anker PowerCore 10000 $25.49
Adafruit 16mm Illuminated Pushbutton - Blue Momentary [ADA1477] $6.09
SunFounder MPU6050 Module for Arduino and Raspberry Pi, 3-axis Gyroscope and 3-axis Accelerator $11.99
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates - Version 3 $39.99
Raspberry pi 3B
Total: $83.56
Final Report
Designs and Solutions
Programming:
How to project GPS data onto Google Maps API? Hyperlink created
How to project Accelerometer data onto graph? X, Y, Z coordinates
How to program button to start/stop collecting data? LED light
How to extract data? Stored on USB flash drive
Wiring Connections:
F-F Configuration / Pins
Battery → Pi → button → GPS chip → Accelerometer → USB → monitor
Virtually every aspect of this project was learned from scratch...
How to:
- Parse/interpret/project data from GPS chip and Accelerometer
- Based on data collection, program button to respond accordingly
Results
On Demo Day, our team successfully met our goals, though not to the extent we originally envisioned.
Source Code and CAD files
3-D printed box:
Repository:
