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= Welcome to the Elcano Project Wiki =
 
= Welcome to the Elcano Project Wiki =
As the title says, WELCOME TO THE ELCANO PROJECT! Over the past few years many different teams have been working hard to create Cheap and Modular autonomy at the University of Washington Bothell. We are currently working on our first two prototypes which are now in the form of tricycles. With the use of affordable microcontrollers, such as the Arduino Mega 2560 and Raspberry PI, we are working towards creating Autonomy for anyone to rebuild anywhere, and that under $2000 and fully open-source. But we don't plan to stop there, no. That is just the first step in reaching our ultimate goal, which is making our systems applicable to any desired ground vehicles, such as cars and other vehicles. Autonomy is nothing new, in fact it has been around for over 40 years, the difference is that now we have the ability to make it available for anyone who desires furthering their knowledge or simply finding a safer way to work.
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As the title says, WELCOME TO THE ELCANO PROJECT! Over the past few years, many different teams have been working hard to create Cheap and Modular autonomy at the University of Washington Bothell. We are currently working on our first two prototypes which are now in the form of tricycles. With the use of affordable microcontrollers, such as the Arduino Mega 2560 and Raspberry PI, we are working towards creating Autonomy for anyone to rebuild anywhere, and that under $2000 and fully open-source. But we don't plan to stop there, no. That is just the first step in reaching our ultimate goal, which is making our systems applicable to any desired ground vehicles, such as cars and other vehicles. Autonomy is nothing new, in fact, it has been around for over 40 years, the difference is that now we have the ability to make it available for anyone who desires to further their knowledge or simply finding a safer way to work.
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Visit our github repository [//https://github.com/elcano here].
  
 
To '''edit articles''' or '''upload files''', please create an account and request editing rights from a [//www.elcanoproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=bureaucrat member of the "bureaucrat" group].
 
To '''edit articles''' or '''upload files''', please create an account and request editing rights from a [//www.elcanoproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=bureaucrat member of the "bureaucrat" group].
  
For editing help visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages or https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting.
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== [[ElcanoIntro | Overview]] ==
 
== [[ElcanoIntro | Overview]] ==
Basic concept of how the Elcano Project vehicle works.
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The basic concept of how the Elcano Project vehicle works.
  
 
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== [[Low Level]] ==
 
== [[Low Level]] ==
How the Low Level system (aka Drive-By_Wire) uses inputs to control actuators to steer, move, and stop the vehicle.
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How the Low-Level system (aka Drive-By_Wire) uses inputs to control actuators to steer, move, and stop the vehicle.
  
 
== [[High Level]] ==
 
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== [[RemoteControl]] ==
 
== [[RemoteControl]] ==
Human control of trike movements through Low Level using hardware connected to Low Level by a radio communication link (drive by radio). Includes on-board controls (drive by wire).
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Human control of trike movements through Low Level using hardware connected to Low Level by a radio communication link (drive-by radio). Includes onboard controls (drive by wire).
  
 
== [[ Simulator]] ==
 
== [[ Simulator]] ==
Using Open-source CARLA platform with a go-between board allows simulation.
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Using the Open-source CARLA platform with a go-between board allows simulation.
  
 
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=== [[Sonar]] ===  
 
=== [[Sonar]] ===  
How the sonar subsystem connected to High Level works.
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How the sonar subsystem connected to High-Level works.
  
 
=== [[Lidar]] ===
 
=== [[Lidar]] ===
How the lidar subsystem connected to High Level works.
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How the lidar subsystem connected to High-Level works.
  
 
=== [[ Camera]] ===
 
=== [[ Camera]] ===
How the camera and vision subsystem connected to High Level works.
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How the camera and vision subsystem connected to High-Level works.
  
 
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==[[FilesPage | Files]] ==
 
==[[FilesPage | Files]] ==
These are media files (pictures, videos, etc.) that are part of the project, but are not maintained under version control.
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These are media files (pictures, videos, etc.) that are part of the project but are not maintained under version control.
  
 
== Elcano Project Main Website ==
 
== Elcano Project Main Website ==
 
* [//www.elcanoproject.org]
 
* [//www.elcanoproject.org]

Latest revision as of 00:32, 3 July 2021


Welcome to the Elcano Project Wiki

As the title says, WELCOME TO THE ELCANO PROJECT! Over the past few years, many different teams have been working hard to create Cheap and Modular autonomy at the University of Washington Bothell. We are currently working on our first two prototypes which are now in the form of tricycles. With the use of affordable microcontrollers, such as the Arduino Mega 2560 and Raspberry PI, we are working towards creating Autonomy for anyone to rebuild anywhere, and that under $2000 and fully open-source. But we don't plan to stop there, no. That is just the first step in reaching our ultimate goal, which is making our systems applicable to any desired ground vehicles, such as cars and other vehicles. Autonomy is nothing new, in fact, it has been around for over 40 years, the difference is that now we have the ability to make it available for anyone who desires to further their knowledge or simply finding a safer way to work.

Visit our github repository here.

To edit articles or upload files, please create an account and request editing rights from a member of the "bureaucrat" group.

For editing, help visit https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages or https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting.


Catrikes.JPG

Overview

The basic concept of how the Elcano Project vehicle works.

System Architecture

How processors connect to sensors, each other, actuators, and other hardware. Includes processor-to-processor communication protocol.

Communication (CAN Bus)

How processors exchange data on the vehicle and a description of data packet contents.

Power System

How different modules connect to the batteries or power subsystem hardware.

Low Level

How the Low-Level system (aka Drive-By_Wire) uses inputs to control actuators to steer, move, and stop the vehicle.

High Level

How the High Level (aka Sensor Hub) system uses stored maps and inputs from navigational sensors to formulate movement instructions sent to Low Level.

RemoteControl

Human control of trike movements through Low Level using hardware connected to Low Level by a radio communication link (drive-by radio). Includes onboard controls (drive by wire).

Simulator

Using the Open-source CARLA platform with a go-between board allows simulation.

SensorsPage

SteeringSensor

The front wheel angle detector.

Sonar

How the sonar subsystem connected to High-Level works.

Lidar

How the lidar subsystem connected to High-Level works.

Camera

How the camera and vision subsystem connected to High-Level works.

ActuatorPage

Board Diagrams

Images of Elcano Project's printed circuit boards for reference. PCB source files and schematics are maintained and stored at [1].

Software development procedures

Software repositories

What's in each of our GitHub repositories.

Arduino software

Getting started; references; development tools. Dealing with libraries and different parameters for each vehicle.

Using Git and GitHub

Practices for maintaining code and source files on Elcano Project's GitHub repositories.

Files

These are media files (pictures, videos, etc.) that are part of the project but are not maintained under version control.

Elcano Project Main Website