Courses:Field Robot Summer Course:2012:Team 3

Sprints

Sprint 1 (August 7th to August 15th)

Sprint backlog

1. As a robot owner I want a platform design optimized for robust, accurate and fast driving in row crops under the conditions described here. The platform design must support either trailed or carried implements for eg. crop scouting or weeding. (Janus & Rasmus)
2. As a robot owner I want a drive train design optimized for robust driving under the conditions described here. (Nikolaj)
3. As a robot owner I want an energy source capable of delivering enough power for continuous driving in at least 15 minutes. (Nikolaj)
4. As a robot owner I want one or more fuses protecting the robot electronics.
5. As a robot owner I want a prototype of the designed platform. (Janus & Rasmus)
6. As a robot owner I want a prototype of the designed drive train. (Janus & Rasmus)
7. As a robot owner I want a robot computer for the platform supporting WIFI communication for remote monitoring and management. (Mads)

Sprint review meeting and retrospective August 15th

• Illias was only here on friday, and is probably out of the course unless we hear otherwise.
• The team felt the start was slow, but that their process was OK at the moment.
  • It is, however difficult to judge how much we have achieved compared to how much is left.

Point number 5 and 6 moved to next sprint.

Sprint 2 (August 15th to August 22th)

Sprint planning meeting August 15th

• Document everything with measurements/tests
  • Drivetrain efficiency
  • Power usage
  • Driving in wet soil/grass conditions
  • Simple remote control though FPGA board
• Reuse on driver level of software
• Initially DIY on higher levels of software

Sprint backlog

5. As a robot owner I want a prototype of the designed platform. (Janus & Rasmus) - Done
6. As a robot owner I want a prototype of the designed drive train. (Janus & Rasmus) - Done
8. As a robot owner I want an in-row positioning system capable of determining the robot position and orientation with respect to the crop rows.
9. As a robot owner I want a navigation system capable of navigating in-row based on the in-row positioning system.
13. As a robot owner I want the robot to be operational on wet soil/grass.
14. As a robot owner I want the robot to be operational during sunny and rainy conditions including rapid variations.
15. As a robot operator I want an emergency stop button which cuts the supply power to all actuators on the robot.
16. As a robot operator I want a start button which activates autonomous navigation in a row crop field.
17. As a robot operator I want visual or audio confirmation on the current mode or state of the robot.

Sprint review meeting and retrospective August 22th

• Prototype of platform and drivetrain done

Sprint 3 (August 22th to August 29th)

Sprint planning meeting August 22th

• In-row + headland navigation
• A done platform
• Posters + Report
• Regulation - at least a P + Encoders
• Start button for robot
• Cable and board mounted
• Battery/Motor test
• FPGA to computer communication

Product backlog

1. As a robot owner I want a platform design optimized for robust, accurate and fast driving in row crops under the conditions described here. The platform design must support either trailed or carried implements for eg. crop scouting or weeding.
2. As a robot owner I want a drive train design optimized for robust driving under the conditions described here.
3. As a robot owner I want an energy source capable of delivering enough power for continuous driving in at least 15 minutes.
4. As a robot owner I want one or more fuses protecting the robot electronics.
5. As a robot owner I want a prototype of the designed platform.
6. As a robot owner I want a prototype of the designed drive train.
7. As a robot owner I want a robot computer for the platform supporting WIFI communication for remote monitoring and management.
8. As a robot owner I want an in-row positioning system capable of determining the robot position and orientation with respect to the crop rows.
9. As a robot owner I want a navigation system capable of navigating in-row based on the in-row positioning system.
10. As a robot owner I want a headland positioning system capable of detecting ends and beginning of crop rows.
11. As a robot owner I want a navigation system capable of making headland turns based on the headland positioning system.
12. As a robot owner I want a state system capable of switching between in-row and headland navigation, and stop mode based on navigation sensors and user input.
13. As a robot owner I want the robot to be operational on wet soil/grass.
14. As a robot owner I want the robot to be operational during sunny and rainy conditions including rapid variations.
15. As a robot operator I want an emergency stop button which cuts the supply power to all actuators on the robot.
16. As a robot operator I want a start button which activates autonomous navigation in a row crop field.
17. As a robot operator I want visual or audio confirmation on the current mode or state of the robot.
18. As a robot owner I want a carried or trailed implement capable of detecting a marker (marker type freely defined by the development team) placed in a crop row along the path.
19. As a robot owner I want the robot to perform a creative behavior (freely defined by the development team) to allow participating in the FieldRobotEvent freestyle task.