Demonstrations

Preparation for the Fall and Spring demonstrations will be done through Fall System Validation Experiments and Spring System Validation Experiments.

• Fall Demo 1: The user will send the “Park” command to their vehicle using the Android app.  Upon receiving the command, the vehicle will move forward and turn as required to reach the destination.  When the user sends the “Return” command via the Android app, the vehicle will return to its original position.
• Fall Demo 2: The user will send the “Park” command to their vehicle using the Android app. A secondary SBC will tell the vehicle the destination location.  Upon receiving the destination, the platform will begin locomotion towards the destination.  While navigating to the spot, the vehicle will detect an obstacle and stop within a safe distance of the obstacle without collision.
• Spring Demo: Two vehicles receive park commands in quick succession. They will enter the parking lot and collaborate with other vehicles to choose the optimal parking spots and the optimal paths to them.  When one vehicle encounters an obstacle, it will reach an emergency stop.  A notification will be sent to each user when their vehicle is parked.  When each user sends the command to return, the robots will exit the parking spot and navigate towards the exit spot.  When they each reach the exit, they will send the user a notification stating that it is at the exit. All updates will be displayed by the visualization tool.