Design Document

Design Document

The next requirement is a design document. You should produce a document that describes how you are going to implement your application. You should describe things such as...

• What language(s) will be used.
  
  • Arduino microcontrollers understand C (with the addition of special libraries)
    
    
    
    
• What libraries/API's will be used. \item What version control system will be used?
  
  
  
  • Special arduino libraries will be used. One library will be used for interfacing with a GPS unit and another will be used for interfacing with servos
    
    
    
    
• Will you be using a database to store information.
  
  
  
  • No
    
    
    
    
• What is the basic organization of the system (client/server)
  
  
  
  • Coordinates will be sent to the robot to process over USB (latitude and longitude), however, after receiving these instructions, the robot will navigate by itself to its destination.
    
    
    
    
• What protocol(s) will be used between the system components.
  
  
  
  • C
    
    
    
    
• For your two areas of technical achievement (e.g., graphics, AI, multi-threading, etc.), how will you actually do these?
  
  
  
  • API's: We will study Arduino microcontroller interfaces and implement them in our system.
  • Memory Management: We will keep track of each function's memory usage, freeing as soon as we are able.
    
    
    
    
• Where will you be doing the development.
  
  
  
  • Both at school and at our homes
    
    
•  What environment(s) will you use?
  
  
  
  • Arduino code has an IDE available. We will use the IDE or vim, along with the Arduino C compiler.
    
• What is the division of labor -- who is going to do what.
  
  
  
  • We will collaborate on most features of the vehicle, as a commonly agreed upon software interface is needed. If a special focus is required, Joshua Burkhart will focus on the servo interface code and Greg Braman will focus on the GPS interface code.
    
    
• What design methodologies will you use? Agile, waterfall, hybrid, etc.
• Agile
  

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