2019FallTeam1

Team Members

• Harou Xue - Electrical Engineering
• Yuhan Zhang - Electrical Engineering
• Cheyenne Herrera - Math/Engineering

Project Objectives

The goal of our project is to create a miniature version of a Tesla. We wanted to increase the safety of the self-driving car by implementing rear-end collision prevention as well as apply the lane change safety. The Donkey RoboCar will stop itself when approaching an object in the front using a TOF sensor mounted to it. Additionally, the car will speed up if a vehicle/object is approaching it from behind. Furthermore, the RoboCar will implement lane change on command.

Mechanical Design

Electronic Design

Components

• Jetson Nano with fan and wirless card installed
• PCA9685 PWM (control servo and ESC)
• Steering Servo (control steering)
• Electronic speed controller (ESC) (control throttle)
• Relay (provide emergency stop)
• LED (show emergency stop status)
• power
• USB camera
• Arduino (for connecting ToF sensor)
• Time-of-flight sensor (ToF)
• Lidar and USB controller

Schematic