Weekly Meeting Logs

No weekly meeting

Discussion

Website overview, minor changes to be made. A last review of the proposal report. The consistency of the overall format and minor additions. The proposal presentation was reviewed and suggestions were made to improve the overall flow of it.

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Discussion

The website was malfunctioning, so a review of the completed proposal draft was made.  

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Discussion

Continuation of draft review of chapter 2-4. Corrections and suggestions were taken.

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Discussion

The draft of the abstract and first chapter of the proposal was presented and critiqued.

Chapter 2 is expected to be started and/or completed by the next meeting.

The design diagram of the system was presented and critiqued. Suggestion were made to improve diagram.  

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Discussion

Placement of the cameras to monitor the intersection will be diagonally across from each other being on top of the corresponding stop sign.

Creating a sketch or 3-D model of the camera system to be added to the progress log and/or block diagram. A complete system model also to be potential created to give a visual representation of the project.

Reconstruction of the proposed timeline as the project draft report needs to be started at a earlier time. 

Start a draft of the abstract and first chapter of the proposed report to be due for the next meeting.

Potentially downgrading the initial Lidar to be more budget friendly.  

Updates for website  

Make additions to weekly meetings and time & effort logs.

Give a more detailed explanation in the progress log.

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Discussion

Monitoring of vehicles entering and exiting the intersection with the use of proximity sensors created a concern as the idea of having a possible eight sensors seemed too much and implementing a timer with a lower amount of sensors does not make the system efficient enough.

A possible idea came in the form of having the lidar sensor follow the vehicle as it makes its turn to confirm entry and exit of the intersection. Weatherproofing seemed to be a possible issue as the structure holding the components would need to have a cut out to allow mobility.

An agreed upon potential solution would be to add image recognition with two cameras placed on top of two diagonal placed stop signs to have the view of the entire intersection. With the intersection in view boundaries can be placed to know when a vehicle has entered and exited the intersection.

Updates for website  

Make additions to weekly meetings and time & effort logs.

Revise the engineering requirements and project specifications, also create a testing plan.

Discussion

Expansion of Project Breakdown:

The proposed timeline was analyzed and clarity on if there was a need for one of the actions was given. The action of specifying incoming vehicles was dropped to focus on just the monitoring of the incoming traffic. Suggested from this was how would the system know when a vehicle has enter and exit the intersection.

The idea of a laser to be used in a similar manner to a garage system, where once the laser's line of sight is broken at the initial stop sign would give the indication that the vehicle is crossing. When the other laser's line of sight broken then this indict it would be completing it crossing.

This idea had a concern that if a vehicle had already broken the line of sight because of stopping ahead of the line, what would be the solution. Possibility of a timer added to system but a proximity detector system was discussed as a solution. 

Corrections were brought up for the Engineering specifications and project requirements.

The suggestion to provide a simulation of the project was taken into consideration, also to think of different scenarios for the project to possibly be in.

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Discussion

The block diagram needs to have a control module added and connects to the master microcontroller.

• The more detailed block diagram addition to the overall project diagram.

Research and create a way to monitor vehicles beginning and completion of turns to accurately start the vehicle in queue. Current idea a laser that will be monitored when broken.

The power and fund budget to be connected through one link instead of two.

Think of how to have proper insulation for the overall project to weather unfavorable conditions.

Updates for website

Create a proposed timeline to keep members accountable on task when beginning to create the project.

Have a detailed explanation of the project available either on the landing page or another link.

In the proposal idea page make the finalized idea apparent.

Add dates to the progress log.

Updates for website

Add time spent on all activities.

Change the layout for progress log and time & effort as time & effort is a condensed progress log.

​Discussion

Research came up short on statistics on accidents at a 4-way stop intersection locally and statewide.

When reviewing the block diagram of the stop system a communication module was brought up to be added.

The research on possible decreasing the potential amount of 4 microcontrollers was not concrete, the project made have to use four.

Proper detection of incoming vehicles to decide who reaches the stop sign first and solar power management.

Deliverables

• Testing plan

• Power and Funding budgets

  • Advice on the power budget, go with worst case scenario

• Project requirements

• Engineering specifications

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Discussion

Went over deliverables.

Clarification of reference citation (IEEE)

Smart Stop Sign

• Updated block diagram

• Research simplifying design by reducing number of microcontrollers and lidar transceiver.

• Create block diagram and specification table of each module.

• Create a system requirement.

• Research statistics of collision at 4-way stops (local and national) and comparable systems.

Additional idea of creating a manual override with an app.

Future idea automatically controls the flow of traffic if high number of vehicles are at the stop, also video feed for authorized users.

Create a testing plan.

Updates for website

Change layout for weekly log meeting & fix time & effort table.

Add progress log.

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Updates for website

When idea is chosen change landing page

Add details to meeting logs.

Add meeting start and ending time.

Add time and effort table.

Have block diagram and project ideas on the same page.

Discussions

Block diagram of the V2X idea

• Find out if the micro controller can supply enough power to the camera and lidar.

Smart stops sign block diagram.

• Wireless communication between the lidar and micro controller addition

Piano trainer & Hard hearing helper presented.

Piano trainer block diagram

•  Not convincing

Hard hearing helper idea

• Needed to add more difficulties.

• Not convincing

Discussion

Three proposal ideas were brought up.

• V2X Crosswalk

• Smart Symptom Detector

• 3-D Mapping Drone

V2X crosswalk block diagram

• Interest in this idea lead to a deviation for another idea

• More research in V2X vehicles

Smart symptom detector block diagram

• Not convincing

• Basic symptoms for detection are not reliable.

3-D mapping drone block diagram

• The scope of the idea maybe too large of a project to handled.

From the V2X crosswalk the idea of a smart 4-way stop system that detects incoming vehicles to provide information for the drivers to know what the order is of passing the intersection

Updates for website

Addition of progress links and meeting logs