Final Presentation Senior Design II

Ralph Sandford Computer Engineer Focus: Navigation Controls Mike Smith Electrical Engineer Focus: Endurance PCB Design Bobby Gosselin Computer Engineer Team Leader Focus: Controls PCB Design Chris Butler Computer Engineer Focus: Navigation Endurance

Dr. Bryan Jones Associate Professor

 Problem  Solution  Constraints: Technical Practical  System Overview  Hardware Overview PCB 3D printing Bill of Materials  Software Overview Communication Raspberry Pi ESOS PC Controller  Testing Software Hardware  Connectivity  Power

 Endangering of human lives [1]

 Reduce human presence by sending in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Name Description Battery LifeThe blimp must operate for at least 40 minutes. Obstacle AwarenessThe blimp must be able to avoid obstacles to prevent damage to itself and its environment. SizeCustom PCB must have the same dimensions as the Raspberry Pi board. Wireless CommunicationThe blimp must communicate wirelessly with a computer via WIFI. Signal ResponsePoint-and-click navigation control must respond to user interactions within 500 milliseconds.

[2] SustainabilityReplacementBoth the helium and the LiPo Battery are easily replaceable.

ManufacturabilityDimensional Requirements The PCB must be the same dimensions as the Raspberry Pi mm 56 mm

Sensors High-Level Controller Camera Motors Base Station Low-Level Controller Wireless Wired Direction

 PCB  3D Printing  Bill of Materials

 Raspberry Pi Receiver  ZeroMQ Sender  Serial Streamer  Picamera  PC Controller GUI  PyQT Receiver  ZeroMq Video Player  OpenCV

 Software  Hardware Connectivity Power

 Connectivity

 Power

[1] Daily Dose of Blairmont [2] LiPo Battery. Available: Accessed: Oct. 1, [3] PCB testing. Available: jpg. Accessed: March

Final Presentation Senior Design II