Platform 1: Hobby Electric Remote Control Car

	Input	Processing	Output	Feedback Loop
Software (Dynamic)	Machine Vision GPUCV			System Modeling   PID controller
Software (Static)	OS Selection
High Level	Remote Communication	Computer Platform Selection	Remote Communication
	On-Vehicle Interface		On-Vehicle Interface
Low Level	Remote Control	Embedded Platform Selection	Motor Driver Interface
Hardware (Dynamic)	Sensors
Hardware (Static)	Add-on Frame
Physical (Dynamic)	EMI/EMC
Physical (Static)	Add-on Frame

Project 9a: PID Controller

Note:  This project’s realization will depend on the results from the Sensors, System Modeling and Embedded projects.

As a proof-of-concept level development, students may take inputs from various sensors and establish various “navigator” programs, such as speed, direction and obstacle avoidance.  The students will have to acquire the information from the sensors (ADC conversion, digital communication, etc), process the information (embedded calculations, appropriate formulas) to give desired speed and direction.