This is a repository of the course ME462 Mechatronics design spring 2021-22. The project is conversion of 6x6 radio controlled car into ROS compatible reseach platform. This includes placing various sensors around the car, environment avareness and ultimately localization and autonomous navigation in outdoor environments.

• Mustafa Akbaba
• Özgür Gülsuna
• Emre Dag
• Mehmet Baran Erol

Weekly schedule and ogranization scheme. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L0fCrPu5Btx81bsvwzqswIRcyCiIaFmEpyc0NNK5_eg/edit?usp=drivesdk

End of term goals SLAM, autonomous navigation and marker tracking demonstration videos can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgblwHbXNxU&list=PLuomZFf-HPwhG09PVkwfsn8sBCoB9sBVv

There are three branches on this repository.

• main branch : Its synchronized for all developers and a middle step before implementing on the car.
• jetson branch : The version of the firmware and various supplements running on NVIDIA Jetson Nano.
• commandcenter branch : A branch dedicated to the command module on the "ground base" with higher computational power to support SLAM and Navigaiton packages to run.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V86x9LThA63_ukUhYCk8bV1TmlNkJcUu/view?usp=sharing

Please note that not all the parrts are included in this assembly. Although the models are the same as the parts on the car, their locations may differ. For this reason, you may double-check while referring to the CAD models.