Post on 19-Dec-2015
Outline
Reintroduction of Project Design Norms Major Obstacles Current Status The Future Questions
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Reintroduction – The Team
Erik Barton • Nate Barker • Nate Sportel • Bryan Bandstra • Chris Vonk
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Reintroduction – Project Overview
Detects the distance and speed of forward vehicles
Changes the cruise speed of the equipped vehicle
Touch screen user interface andinformation display
Design an Adaptive Cruise Control System
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Design Norms
Transparency Easy to use
Small learning curve Minimal attention required from user
during operation Robust and reliable
Functions reliably and accurately in varied weather and temperature conditions
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Design Norms
Humility Human fallibility – operator
Reduces risk for highway drivers Human fallibility – designer
Peer review Safety backups in design
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Design Norms
Stewardship Increased fuel economy
Improve on existing cruise control systems Reduce sharp acceleration and
deceleration
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Major Obstacles – Overcome
Obtained TRW AC10 Radar Detects distance and speed 150 meter range, 0.09 kph
speed resolution Four vehicle tracking Yaw compensation
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Major Obstacles – Remaining
Communicating with devices: Car – J1850 BUS Radar – CAN BUS
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Major Obstacles – Remaining
Communicating with devices: NeoVI and Altera DE2 board – USB
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Current Status
Developing system controller on DE2 Creating system flow diagrams Refreshing knowledge of DE2 Creating test plan for controller
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Current Status
Test and create interfaces Test radar and NeoVI interface Test car and NeoVI interface Create NeoVI and DE2 interface
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The Next Month – March
Software to filter signals for NeoVI From radar From car
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Software to filter signals for DE2