This MQP furthered previous developments working towards a vision-based autonomous ground vehicle. Through modular construction and engineering, all aspects of a self-driving vehicle were retrofitted onto our 1995 golf cart in conjunction with sensors, cameras, and computational power. This year the team improved upon the existing steering system, ruggedized the braking system, and automated the accelerator input. A graduate student partnered with our MQP team and provided software for the stereoscopic vision systems, image processing, and mobile path planning. This platform is now prepared for future teams to develop software, mobile applications, and use the autonomous vehicle for various user applications.

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Creator

• Crimmins, Robert Charles
• Wang, Raymond

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050316-170300

Advisor

• Wyglinski, Alexander

Year

• 2016

Date created

• 2016-05-03

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Robotics Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright