Minutes 09/03/10

- Attendees:

T. Anderson
A. Compton
J. Baddeley

- Allocated roles:

Project Manager - A. Compton
Chief Designer - J. Baddeley
Software Engineer - T. Anderson
Electrical Engineer - C. Bond

Team Name:

ABBA

(Amy,Baddeley,Bond,Anderson)

Mission Statement - ?

- To do:

Inspiration - initial ideas - running of project - deadlines
Snippets of code, circuit diagrams, videos/photographs, as well as specialised requested research.

- Design Brief:
Build and test an intelligant buggy.
Should have 2 modes of operation - selectable by switch.
Should be capable of following a black line and recognising junctions and the end of the 'road.'
The dark line will be a magnetic strip 20mm wide.


Specified Tasks:
build buggy

Implied Tasks:
design circuit board
identify components
shassis
power supply
drive system
picaxe programme

To do:

- Test sensitivities and tolerances of available sensors.
- Generate chassis, bodywork etc. - LEGO?
- Research available/similar projects, whats been done before?
- Theme? Moon buggy - Sports car - Tank - Aircraft taxi-ing?
- Reed switches.