Weekly Status Report
Published 2020-01-13
Drone Constraint Update We had to go with a bigger deisgn Limited flight time Ordering We have an order from eBay Parts list (and the parts document)
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Published 2019-11-09
During my spare time, I decided to draft up a logo for the team. Here it is:
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Published 2019-11-05
Project Scope Spoke with Mieszko to further solidify project requirements Mieszko has stated that a drone is still of high importance to him Drone licensing is considerably more difficult than originally anticipated, requiring an exam which would take weeks to study for. Mieszko has indicated that he would be comfortable taking the test in the future, if necessary. Drone licensing is not required if we fly inside, so we will target indoor use cases for now (Mieszko may integrate outdoor flight in the future).
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Published 2019-10-24
Camera Peter, Wilson Researched utilization of Camera x DE1-SoC from student project (CPEN 391). From reading through documentation and speaking with instructor, the video throughput is inadequate for demo purposes. Peter will consult with masters students in the FPGA group to see what cameras they’ve used in the past.
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Published 2019-10-10
Meeting with Client Everyone First “proper” meeting with the client (face-to-face).
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Published 2019-10-03
FPGA Gate Count Estimate Peter Deutsch A rough estimate has been made for the number of logic modules required to compile TensorFlow model onto an FPGA. Lower bound is acceptable but difficult to achieve. Upper bound is way to high.
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Published 2019-09-26
Meeting with the Client Established high level goals of the project In alignment with our initial speculated requirements: Working interface and transmission of video data from the camera to the hardware
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Published 2019-09-19
This is the document to compliment the introductory meeting with the instructor (Patrick).
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