OLADIPUPO JOHN SHOTADE, 20084356 #7

 USV test

This week is the first of out of three iterations of the USV test. Jason our project leader picked the location( kilicurn rowing club located in wexford ), day (Friday) and time (10am - 2pm) for testing. Upon arrival, the project leader assigned jobs to the different teams involved in the project which were:

  • USV setup (David and Patrick (IoT year 2))
  • Microbit radio signal setup (Adam (Engineering year 3))
  • Xinabox setup (Kevin and Erinn (IoT year 4))
  • Tello setup (Jack (Iot year 4))
  • Photography (Myself and Dylan (IoT and Automotive year 4))
USV setup

Steps taken
  • Thrusters attachment to the USV
  • Power button attachment to the hood of the control panel for easy accessibility
Microbit radio signal setup

Steps taken
  • Code redownload for the main microbit (which is based in the control panel)
  • Code redownload for the microbits that controls the left and right thrusters on the USV
  • Connection of all microbits to power
Xinabox setup

Steps taken
  • Powering on the devices (via USB) 
  • Code redownload to microbits
  • Connection of the devices to the internet (via hotspot)
  • Loginning into ubidots

Tello setup

Steps taken
  • Gluing balls to the tello (using super glue) so that the tello doesnt fly off upon start
  • Starting the tello application
After the setup
  • Safety boat and the USV were placed into the water
  • USV power was turned on
  • With his life jacket, Jason entered his safety boat
  • Patrick who was chosen by Jason to control the USV with the analog control also Jason on his safety boat
After they were both in the boat, the analog controls were tested to the left hand side of the river and back to shore which worked perfectly fine with the thrusters only operating at 40% power.

After the analog controls test, Patrick got off the boat and Adam got on the boat for the microbits test which also worked perfectly fine.

Once the microbits controls test was done, Kevin was asked by Jason to test the Xinabox by sending a value to the main microbit in the control panel to move the USV but this failed and Jason called it day.

Upon the tests completion, a debrief was had and in the debrief we concluded that the next steps to prepare for the second iteration are:
  • Thrusters going at full power
  • Vision system
  • Path planning

BYE FOR NOW!!! UNTIL NEXT WEEK


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