2024-07-17 Autonomy Meeting

 Date

Jul 17, 2024

 Participants

  • @Sargun Singh Bhatti

  • @Balaji Leninrajan

  • @Tong Zhang

  • @Aaron Wang

  • @Quan Le

  • @Iris Mo

  • @Ashish Agrahari

  • @Dylan Finlay

  • @Andrew Shum

  • @Herman Gahra

  • @Jane Zeng

  • @Tochi Okoro

Announcements

 Discussion topics

Project

PM

Notes

Project

PM

Notes

Pathing

@Aaron Wang

  • Integrate common MAVLink to pathing is now a milestone

    • Has been broken down into multiple sub-tasks

  • @Quan Le has been assigned to creating upload command function in FlightController

    • Code is done, need to format code and make PR

  • @Chloe Yip QR listener

    • Testing ongoing (Need to test with mission planner)

  • @Iris Mo Implement 2023 task 1

    • Ran into issue with pathing algorithm (the djikstra algo), we will discuss how to debug this

  • @Jane Zeng Run MAVLink from csv/text

    • PR is updated, @Aaron Wang have to review it still

  • @Matthew Riley assigned to task to create algorithm for inflating a bounded region

    • Has not responded this week

Airside

@Dylan Finlay

  • Testing Geolocation again NEXT weekend

  • Need to start thinking about new conops

  • @Dahui Kang cluster estimation

    • Currently integrating code with new worker manager changes

    • Hoping for PR by end of today

  • @Amy Hu Decision handling in flight interface

    • In the PR process rn. PR has been reviewed.

  • @Mihir Gupta geolocation

    • I FORGOT TO ASK FOR UPDATES.

  • @Herman Gahra Decision worker

    • Going back and forth with PR’s rn

  • @Ashish Agrahari Graceful handling and notification of errors

    • In progress again since worker movement changes

  • @Ashish Agrahari Move Worker Management

    • Done

  • @Ashish Agrahari Research extending Ardupilot with ROS

    • Looking into it

  • @Dylan Finlay Modify detect target to be configurable

    • Code updated with worker manager changes and other new fixes

    • Both configurations working

    • Just need to update unit tests for detect target

  • @Dylan Finlay Write main_detect_target script

    • Script is ready with the classical cv configuration changes

    • Just need to fix/pass unit tests as mentioned above

  • @Victor Terme research and implement classical CV method

    • Meeting up at some point this week to discuss this task

ML

@Yash Gunturi Eshwara Vidya

  • @Yash Gunturi Eshwara Vidya deployment on pi and camera

    • no updates

  • @Ajai Chandi Train models with diff augs

    • Models trained in roboflow

  • @Yue Yang assess model

    • no updates

LTE

@Maxwell Lou

  • @Maxwell Lou Refactored socket code for TCP

    • waiting for review

IMACS

@Balaji Leninrajan

  • @Tochi Okoro widget to display logs

    • Merged

  • @Sargun Singh Bhatti test serial connection

    • In progress, partially tested and working

  • @Sargun Singh Bhatti Log messages to terminal

    • Merged

  • @Andrew Shum widget to add and queue waypoints

    • In progress

  • @Ivy Ye Move SteamControllers and _parseMavlinkMessage from mavlink_communication.dart to get_drone_information.dart

    • Merged

Obstacle Avoidance

@Andrew Shum

  • Implementing manual pilot takeover condition

  • Starting to implement path deflection algorithm

 Action items

@Yash Gunturi Eshwara Vidya to schedule work session to deploy ML model on the Pi this week
from last week, not done yet
Lots of members are new and don’t know know to use mission planner (schedule a work session maybe?)
@Balaji Leninrajan to schedule meeting with @Nathan Green and @Yuchen Lin @Manasva Katyal to talk about IMACS GUI @Aaron Wang and @Maxwell Lou to also attend (try to meet before comp sync next Tues)
Start researching IR detection @Maxwell Lou
Start setting up HITL @Maxwell Lou

 Decisions