Risk Management

The risks that we had identified are listed below. There were to issues that happened that were not identified as risks earlier as we did not think the event was possible. The two events are our laptop overheating under extreme sunlight and the rare occurrence of Mell-E losing the GPS satellite lock completely.

Risks that were identified and to some degree mitigated:

Risk #	Risk	Type	Description	Consequence	Likelihood	Severity	Reduction Plan
1	Budget	Monetary	Many things need purchasing	3	1	3	1. Search for cheap versions of parts we need.
							2. Plan out budget ahead of time.
2	CV Performance	Technical	Computer Vision algorithms do not work well enough to detect or classify litter.	3	2	6	1. Limit breadth by focusing only on cans first.
							2. Start with simpler algorithms and scale up
3	Major Part Breakages	Material	We have expensive parts and they might be impossible to replace.	5	1	5	1. Establish safety protocols to prevent potential breakages.
							2. Analyze all potential risks.
4	Unsuitable Outside Environment	Environmental	Pittsburgh’s weather may prevent us from testing our robot outside easily.	3	2	6	1. Manipulate a small part of the outside environment to allow for our test.
							2. Reduce tests performed outside.
							3. Take videos
							4. Build protective covering
5	Robot Positioning	Technical	Robot may not be precisely localized	4	2	8	1. New GPS Chip
							1. Localize with GPS
							2. Add encoders
							3. Apply SLAM algorithms

Risk likelihood and consequence matrix:

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Risk Management

Risk Management