Blog 19: Independent Component 2

Content:  

LITERAL
(a) “I, Noah Nakielski, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
 
(b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component
 Ajay Bettdapura
Ethan Ito
Akira Hied 
Kevin La 
NGC Project
Physics book
 
(c) Provide a digital spreadsheet (aka log of the 30 hours).   Post it next to your mentorship log.

 
(d) Explanation of what you completed.  
- What I did for this, well my mentor told me to put this 
1. UAV is now capable of automated communication entry with GCS as demonstrated by Ethan Ito and Akira Heid yesterday.
2. programmed in a telemetry data rate divider, so different stream rates are possible and selectable through ProtoNet (based on division of the FCS to VMS stream rate).
3. Internal autonomous payload release messages have been coded, so the SMS (Stores Management System) application will now send a release message to the MAVLINK application.

4. The communication entry message is broadcasted whenever the MAVLINK heartbeat is sent. This way, it is possible for the ground station to know when the autopilot is online or offline based on system status.
5. Basic vehicle authorization request and response has been coded in, and a communication state data structure has been added, along with locking for protecting shared memory. Eventually, this will be moved over to a parameter table so multiple applications can query the data.
6. UAV drop test algorithm and test beds.

 
INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
 
 
 Flight tested the Sig-Kadet  for autonomous way point navigation; still needed more gain tuning.
 
 messing around as well as working in the lab!




 These two pictures i used last time but this was the first Northrop convention I went to to meet developers and executives.

 


 
 Image shows a graphic of the UAV moved from the start position at 0,0 to 34.0575057, -117.8204004 (Cal Poly Pomona). Graphics can be moved via WSD (A used to move graphic to specified lat/lon).

APPLIED
How did the component help you answer your EQ? 
This independent component helped me come up with my Best Answer.  This part of my component I was able to meet a lot of executives and developers as well as be present while the UAV test flights were in prototyping stages, It was very helpful and it lead me to my best answer, and helped me clarify my second answer a bit.

Grading Criteria 

• Log on a digital spreadsheet
• Evidence of 30 hours of work 
• LIA submitted to blog

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

Content:

Please review the component contract at page 12 of the senior project packet.   The independent component 2 is an opportunity for you to add a dimension of creativity and/or an additional outlet for research.  The goal of the component is for you to explore your answers in more depth.  On Friday April 25, 2014, you will be turning in the following to your blog to prove completion of this component:

·       Log of hours on an digital spreadsheet (with total number of hours included)
·       Evidence of the 30 hours of work (e.g. transcript, essays, tests, art work, photographs) as digital artifacts
·       LIA
 The senior team expects that your log will be on the right hand side of your blog with your WB, independent component log 1 and mentorship log.   In addition to this,  we expect that you will be able to prove the total 30 hours of work by submitting evidence to the blog by the due date. For this blog post and approval, please answer the following questions.

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
4.  Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your other logs and call it the independent component 2 log.

Your answers to the questions should be supported with details and examples for the senior team to understand what you plan to do.   Once we review your Blog Post 15, your house teacher will discuss with you the approval of your plan.  If it is approved, please start working on it.  If it is not approved, your house teacher will explain why.  It is your job to address the concerns so you can get your component approved.

1. I plan on working with the UAV team at cal poly, my primary subject is UGV and i dont spend time in the UAV department so i think it would be a good idea to see what its like. The UAV team meets about 20 hours a week or so, So completing my hours wouldnt be a problem, I talked to my mentor he said it would be good to figure out controls and control boards for programing so he thinks its a good idea. Ill be working on the flight computer and it is way different from the fpga so its somthing new and something to do. Ill also be going over different uses of the UAV drones and how the different platforms help specific needs and functions.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

In the robotics club, we are covering basics of circuits and basic currents (involving resistors, dielectrics, insulators, etc) and a few components  then they are going to show me how to set these components up and how to install them to there proper spot. thats what I know for sure at this point. To continue with my research, as well as continue with a hands on approach, I joined the robotics club. I'm working with Bryan and Brendan on the engineering team.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I've started to take pictures of plans and blue prints we've drawn on the drawing board. We are working on an Edrawing that is basically our blueprint of our robot, I'll be asking if I can post pictures of the design, but if not I'll show pictures of our previous designs, better yet we just ordered our parts to construct it, so I'll definitely have pictures of us building it.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

Im basically working with a group of students from Cal Poly, along with a few seniors and juniors. Its kinda hard collaborating but we all get our ideas onto the board one way or another. When they showed us some of the circuits, I felt a bit lost cause I didn't really understand the functions or properties of the components, but I'm slowly starting to get it.