User:Dragonatom4/ENES-100/project 2

Week0 Preferences
I am going to continue on the same project. I have gotten the tools necessary for the project to run. What remains are the code and the sensors which will be used to read distance.

Week1 Narrative
I have been looking for a code that can make the shield and arduino respond together. With this code I can program the shield to move the motors in a specific direction and at different speeds. I have checked sites like adafruit, the arduino website and even the shields website. I found codes that work but they dont do anything to make the motors move. The code is either for snother shield or it isnt compatible with the arduino uno. I will have to look for more codes which can help towards our project.

Week2 Narrative
The code that I found for the arduino is from the moto website. It contains the code that allows the shield to go at different speeds it also changes its direction. This is the code that we will use to control the chassis. Although we will need to modify it when the sensor is used. The whole project depends on the sensor the most. The sensor is what we will use to perform the main function of this project which is to follow a person. We have thought of which type of sensor to go for and we are either going to use infared or RFID sensors. Either sensor will be useful for our project.

Week3 Narrative
The arduino and the shield will need a sensor to use to control the movement of the car. If the sensor can detect the person then the car will move a certain way. It moves closer if the person moves farther and it moves back if the person gets closer. What i need to do is search for a code that uses sensors and arduinos int the programming.

Week4 Narrative
I am trying to get a good sensor. One that will follow a person precisely, it should be easy to use, and it should be efficient. There is a file that shows the criteria taken to accomplish this.

Week5 Narrative
I am making a sketch of a cover that could go over the chassis to make it appear like a car. I used sketchup to get it to look this way. I will use the makerbot to get the actual work. I made areas that were open in order to be able to see the wires and other components in the car. This is the final sketch of the cover /here/.