Sjohn Chambers, Lee Ann Hanback, Sunny Patel, and Scott Schiavone CPE 496 - 01 Computer Engineering Design II Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Alabama in Huntsville

CPE 496 - 01, Progress Report, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Presentation Outline ● ● ●

Current Progress Future Work Issues

CPE 496 - 01, Progress Report, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Current Progress ●

Hardware ○ PCB Development of custom OnTrack IMU/Tie Counting Sensor ○ Radio Communication between Ontrack Master Device and IMU/Tie Counting Sensor ○ Bluetooth communication to the Tablet Application to send the IMU data and tie count

CPE 496 - 01, Progress Report, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Current Progress ●

Software ○ Bluetooth connection between Tablet Application and the OnTrack Master Device to send and receive locomotive movement and switch data/commands ○ Wireless train movement and switch control ○ Portion of Tablet Application to view the track layout, trains, and switches

CPE 496 - 01, Progress Report, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Future Work ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Assemble and test IMU/Tie Counting Sensor Finalize Tablet Application and Hardware functionality Software and Hardware Bug Fixes Software and Hardware code documentation Add JUnit tests as we add more functionality Develop OnTrack User Manual, News Article, Final Presentation, and Poster Presentation Algorithms from the IMU and Tie Counting data to move trains accordingly

CPE 496 - 01, Progress Report, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Issues ● ●

Two week delay beginning IMU testing due to having the wrong IMU Progress delay due to unexpected tie counting issues with multicolored cork

CPE 496 - 01, Progress Report, The University of Alabama in Huntsville