ProjectCharter.txt

Title: ____
Team:Kevin Chow, Omar Shaikh, Peter Wu, William Ho
EECS 149/249A Project Charter, Fall, 2015 


Project Goal
This project will model the Ping Pong related Motion obtained from embedded sensors inside a Ping Pong racket.
Project Approach
The movements relevant to the Game will be modelled as a State Machine and will be determined based on the input from sensors and the timestamps associated with them. Detection would include detecting a Serve, Forehand, Backhand, all the while tracking speeds and Angle as well.
Resources
hardware used-
software resources-
mechanical wood hardware?
bluetooth module




Major components
* low level Accelerometer readings with timestamps
* Bluetooth communication
* Theory and model deign
* Data analysis and software platform development
* Racket development
Schedule
* October 22: Project charter (this document)
* October 28: Choice of platform finalized after discussion with GSIs.
* November 4: Statecharts simulation model with logic and timing for controller.
* November 11: Installed software for development, hello world servo control
* November 18: Mini project update: Demonstrate sensor comm and servo action.
* November 25: Measured sensor accuracy, modify simulation model.
* December 2: Actuation in response to door sensor, timing of network measured.
* December 9: System testing, measure false positives, assess timing effectiveness.
* December 16: Demonstration video made, powerpoint prepared.
* December 17: Final presentation and demo.
* December 19: Project report and video turned in.
Risk and Feasibility
Timing is a major concern for us, we may consider time-stamping each data input to build reliable analysis. The communication may have issues that lead to unforeseen input delays. Software analysis may not accurately predict motions.