Eric Hettler Manuel Paris Ryan Miller Christian Moreno James Reepmeyer ME

Agenda  Mission Statement  Prior Projects  Current and Planned Projects  Stakeholder needs  Objectives and Functions  Needs Summary  Proposed Projects  Revised project proposals  Schedule 2

Mission Statement  Product Description /Project Overview We will develop a new command and control system that will introduce a reliable, intuitive, modular and secure system to benefit MSD teams and teach valuable skills and technology relevant to the needs of the Harris Corporation.  Primary Goals Produce project readiness packages for 4 to 6 MSD teams Define new WOCCS project family  Stakeholders Harris Corporation MSD Teams MSD Customers RIT Educational Community 3

Past Senior Design Teams  P08027 – Wireless Assistive Control System  P06501 – Zigbee Technology  P08201 – RP-10  P09232 – Airframe B  Common Themes Limitations with feedback Use of unproven and untested systems Distance and range scaling COTS capabilities 4

Planned Projects  P10231 – Versatile Adaptive Controller Lead by Joe Pinzone  P10236 – RF Telemetry Lead by Chris Barrett 5

Project Family  WOCCS represents a new MSD family Builds off of prior C&C system Intended to provide a common C&C software/hardware interface Wide applicability across MSD program Will result in 4+ MSD projects spanning 1-2 years  Challenges Little prior student development – unknown scale and scope No other related project families to reference 6

Stakeholder Needs – Affinity Diagram MSD Students Easy and accessible interface Modularity Multiple data channels Long range Low power Reliability Inexpensive Harris Corp Teach common RF technologies Promote Harris presence in MSD program Visibility to RIT community MSD Customers Value-added system Ease of use Ease of integration Little to no additional cost Reliability RIT Ed Community High visibility Intuitive – Easy to use, easy to teach Broad applicability Inexpensive 7

Stakeholder Interview - Harris Want students interested in RF Technologies Will not be the end-user of the WOCCS Budget not a major concern Key-points in the project for Harris : RF Technologies Vibrations Materials Sensors Energy Efficiency Programming 8

Develop a modular wireless C&C system Wireless Command Few channels, high bandwidthMany channels, low bandwidth Wireless Feedback Sensor dataStreaming real-time video Use on a variety of vehicles Open sourceScalabilityLong battery lifeSmall footprintSufficient range Reliability Battery lifeRangeMinimal data loss Biomed applications User-friendly interfaceShorter rangeLightweight (to be carried by a user)Feedback-intensiveSecure 9

Objectives  Wireless Command Few Channels, High Bandwidth Many Channels, Low Bandwidth  Wireless Feedback Sensor Data vs Real-time Video  Reliability Battery Life Range Minimal Data Loss

Applications  Use on variety of vehicles Long battery-life Open Source Sufficient range Security  In Biomed Lightweight Feedback intensive User friendly interface Security

Needs Summary NeedRank (DPM) Rank (Harris) MeasureExample Modularity26Number of Channels8-10 Security83Encryption StandardWEP Ease of Interface33Documentation and Licensing GPL? Reliability11Range w/o connection problems 1 km Inexpensive77USDDid not specify Energy Efficiency68Runtime in hours Small Size45Packaging Volume and Weight Fit on Airframe A Data Transmission rate 52Channel Bandwidth (kbps)

Initial Proposed Projects (1)  Wireless link design Data link development Specify interface Signal processing Find scalable hardware for both base end and device end Staffing: IE, EE, and CE ○ Background focus in signal processing and coding 15

Initial Proposed Projects (2)  Software (Base end) Reduce signal processing software Develop signal routing and encode/decode Combine signal processing/routing software and unify code Provide scalable software to work with x number of channels at y bandwidth Staffing: SE, CE, EE 16

Initial Proposed Projects (3)  User Interface Develop human interface to the software Use aircraft controller as test case ○ Represents a worst-case scenario of data channels and bandwidth requirements ○ Develop vehicle controller and feedback/sensor display Staffing: ISE, ID, SE, and CE 17

Initial Proposed Projects (4)  On-board hardware optimization Shrink/reduce/optimize/package radio send/receive hardware from team (1) for use on real-world devices Reduce size Reduce power consumption Provide and/or enhance radio power supply Staffing: EE (power system), CE (hardware and interface), and ME (structural and thermal) 18

Initial Proposed Projects (5)  (Robotics) Integration Integrate work from 4 previous teams Run a robotics project from start to finish using hardware and software completed to-date Provide feedback for future optimization Document all successes and failures Staffing: ISE, ME (Robotics), EE or CE (hardware integration) 19

Initial Proposed Projects (6)  (Biomed) Integration Integrate work from 4 previous teams Run a biomedical project from start to finish using hardware and software completed to-date Provide feedback for future optimization Document all successes and failures Staffing: ISE (ergonomics), ME (Biomed), EE or CE (hardware integration) 20

Results of Research  Dr. Kolodziej – Airframe A/B/C  RP family of robots  Harris wants COTS parts (No IP issues) Harris’ goal is developing student interest in RF technologies, not any specific final product  Biomed application  P10231 and P10236 are now attached to the Harris document 21

Suggested Projects: Interface Summary:  Replacement for intended Project 1  Retains some scope from original project: Data link development COTS Hardware survey  However, adds new scope: Survey previous interfaces used by MSD teams Identify specific points of failure within interfaces Specify the wireless interface to be used  Team Structure: 3 EE 2 SE 1 SE (Team lead?) 22

Suggested Projects: API Development Summary:  Replacement for intended Project 2  Retains some scope from original project: Develop signal routing and encode/decode Provide scalable software  However, adds new scope: API development to specify: ○ Data structures ○ Analog/Digital/both signal input types?  Could result in two closely linked teams One for base end One for device end  Team Structure: 3 SE 2 CE 23

Suggested Projects: Hardware Selection Summary:  Replacement for intended Project 3 and Project 4  Select actual hardware for final product use  Shrink and Optimize hardware and packaging to fit on real- world devices Reduce size Reduce power consumption Provide and/or enhance radio power supply  Optimize software code  Test!  Team structure: 2 EE 2 CE 2 SE 24

Schedule  Week 6 Re-Identify End Users Re-Define project goals  Week 7 Re-evaluate project plans Conduct follow-up interviews with all stakeholders 25

Schedule  Week 8 Define individual projects  Week 9 Refine project goals and staffing requirements  Week 10 Project Readiness package Marketing Video 26

Conclusion  We are designing 4 different cards 2 very different applications  There is more background for this project than we realized  Need to develop more concrete set project goals and deliverables  Clarify customers (end-users) 27

Thanks  Dr. Kolodzeij - ME  Dr. Hensel - ME  Dr. Slack - EE  Dr. Vallino - SE  Mr. McCusker - Harris 28

Eric Hettler Manuel Paris Ryan Miller Christian Moreno James Reepmeyer ME