Date of Award
6-2019
Document Type
Thesis - SCU Access Only
Publisher
Santa Clara : Santa Clara University, 2019
Departments
General Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Timothy Healy
Second Advisor
Christopher Kitts
Third Advisor
Jessica Kuczenski
Abstract
The goal of this project is to begin the development of an autonomous vehicle (AV) platform aimed at allowing members of the Santa Clara University community to develop their skills in the field of vehicle autonomy. This project encompasses the first year of a multi-year project and was focused on specifying and installing the required hardware to allow the vehicle (a golf cart) to be controlled by a laptop. This report discusses the decisions made when designing system-level and component-level hardware and software, as well as the intricate documentation of all engineering work in order to allow the next group to easily continue where this year’s project left off. Installed components including actuators, encoders, and electronic steering motor all operate to the standards demanded of them and the control system that was developed alongside the vehicle works as intended. Finally, we specify possible next steps for future projects to build off of the work completed this year.
Recommended Citation
Berdinis, Cody; Christman, Cole; and Sheldon, Hannah, "PAVED: Platform for Autonomous Vehicle Education and Development" (2019). Interdisciplinary Design Senior Theses. 56.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/idp_senior/56