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2. Project Management

Spiral Development

As suggested by Neil every Wednesday, I have structured the vision I have for my project in Spirals. These spirals define what I hope to achieve over the long-term. For Fabacademy, I focused on completing Spirals 1 and 2.

Spirals

Phase
 Description Features
1
 A pan only system that can be operated manually Closed System; Smooth motion; Wireless remote control unit; Battery for outdoor usage;
2
 A pan only system with automatic tracking through low accuracy outdoor positioning tech GPS tracking; Tracking achieved with separate, wireless, portable device; Self position and orientation awareness;
3
 A pan only system with automatic tracking through indoor positioning tech low accuracy indoor positioning system technology (BLE);
4
 A pan only system with automatic tracking through indoor and outdoor positioning tech System able to switch between both automatically;
5
 A pan-tilt system with automatic tracking through indoor and outdoor positioning tech pan and tilt; system able to track changes in all directions;

Each spiral builds upon the previous one. All the features available in one should be available in the next.

Phase 2

  1. GPS localisation

    • a. Understand how to obtain and interpret GPS data. Namely, what influences the effectiveness of a GPS module and how to make sense of the data.
    • b. Determine how to use GPS module to derive the position of elements relative to others (differential positioning).

  2. Orientation awareness

    • a. Design a system that would allow the device to determine its orientation.

  3. Design

    • a. Design a portable device whose GPS can be tracked and communicated OTA to the base system.

Gantt Chart

Task Tracking

Trello Board

Last update: July 2, 2021