1. Jonathan Friedman Dave Maccaferri Josh McKenna Chris Wieczorek
Roboat
Jonathan Friedman
Dave Maccaferri
Josh McKenna
Chris Wieczorek

2. Objective
Build a remotely controlled boat capable of autonomous navigation and transmission of remotely observed data through an RF link.
Major Design elements
Autonomous Hierarchical Navigation (GPS,Compass,Waypoint).
RF data link to a PC.
Windows GUI controller.
Low resolution digital camera.

3. Major Components 900Mhz GPS Modem Controllers Gameboy Camera Engine(s)
LEDs
Speaker
GPS
900Mhz
Modem
Controllers
Gameboy
Camera
Engine(s)
Drivers
Compass
900Mhz
Modem
Controller
Notebook PC
RS-232
Serial Port

4. Major Data Busses Boat Command Center RS-232 Serial Port (Development)
Compass
GPS
PIC242
Microcontroller
Speaker
PIC452
Microcontroller
Engine(s)
Drivers
900Mhz
Modem
PIC242
Microcontroller
Gameboy
Camera
Boat
Wireless Link
Command Center
Connections Legend
White UART
Yellow SPI
Red Other
900Mhz
Modem
PIC242
Microcontroller
Notebook PC
RS-232
Serial Port

5. Imaging Subsystem 128 x 128 8-bit Depth 128 x 128 4-bit Depth 32 x 32
4 fps
64 x 64
4-bit Depth
1 fps

6. Windows GUI

7. PROJECT TIMELINE GANTT CHART