1. Autonomous Obstacle Detection System
By: Kristian Sundberg
Ling Ling Chen
Christopher Peters
Brian McCormick Team: #2

2. Customer Needs Autonomous System Navigation
System must be able to detect obstacles directly in front of convoy
Monitors road conditions when traveling at high speeds
A system that monitors all vehicles in the convoy
A system that is highly effective in poor visibility and usable in all weather conditions
Driver Augmentation
A system that aids in obstacles avoidance of multiple obstacles
A system that is easy to operate and user friendly
A system that is adaptable to various vehicle systems

3. Customer Requirements
Problem definition
Follows customer needs:
The product must be able to detect obstructions to the convoy and relay that information back to the convoy.
Product must be reliable and able to work in poor weather and visibility conditions.
Must be adaptable to various vehicle types
Size of total package should be minimized.
Obstacle has a volume of:
2 x 1 x 1 meters
Must not exceed:
Turning radius: 8.07 meters
Maximum g load during turn: 1.3 g’s
Maximum longitudinal acceleration: 0.17 g’s

4. Concept Selections Prototype A Long Range RADAR (Blue Box)
UV Camera(Brown)
IR Camera (Orange)
Acoustic microphone(yellow)
LIDAR(light blue)
Mid-range RADAR(cyan)
Short-range RADAR(Orange)
All RADAR types require 2 antennas to cover 2π azimuth.
4 Microphones are required for full detection sphere
Additional weight on the system:
122.4kg

5. Concept Selection (Cont.)
Prototype D
Long Range Radar (Blue Box)
UV Camera(Red)
Short Range Radar (Orange)
Acoustic Microphone(yellow)
Short range radar required 2 antennas to cover 2π azimuth.
Long range black antennas leads the direction of the car.
4 acoustic microphones located on roof of vehicle
Additional weight on the system:
77.4kg

6. Concept Selections (Cont.)
Prototype E
Mid-Range Radar (Cyan)
LIDAR(light blue)
Acoustic microphone(yellow)
Mid-range radar required 2 antennas to cover 2π azimuth.
4 Microphones on roof for full sphere of detection
LIDAR laser has unobstructed view on front of vehicle
Additional weight on the system:
43kg

7. Concept Selections (Cont.)
Prototype H
Long Range Radar (Blue Box)
UV Camera(Red)
IR Camera (Orange)
Long range radar required 2 antennas to cover 2π azimuth.
4 Microphones on roof for full sphere of detection
Additional weight on the system:
64.4kg

8. Concept Analysis (Cont.)

9. Concept Analysis

10. Weight Factors/Final Concept Proposal

11. Final Concept Proposal
Through the weighted matrices and concept analysis, Prototype D was selected as our final system
Insert text here: must include detailed description of why it won over the other three
Insert plan D picture here

12. Animation