This week our group searched for the tools that we would potentially need for our project. Choosing the drone was a major issue because we need to make sure it can carry the weight, it is compact, can be programable to be autonomous and do much more. So far we have found some candidates for drones such as the Parrot Bebop Drone (http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/bebop-drone/). The problems we have encountered this week is basically how we will be able to program the drone and whether or not we should use Raspberry Pi. Our plan for the following week is finalize which drone to use and to conduct further research on it. Once we are able to do that we can figure out what program tool whether it be Raspberry Pi or something else.
1) One of the purpose of the progress report is to document and share the findings with the class. Since your group has spent time research the drones, can someone in your group make a table to summarize your findings? It is very important to approach problems in a systematic way in research. The table should include at least the following columns: model, manufacturer, weight carrying capability, size/dimension, sensors, control/communication mechanism, programmability/SDK, price, comments/decision/reason. The document can be a Word or Excel document.
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3) This group has 5 members (almost half of the class population!). The weekly plan should clearly assign each member's role/tasks/goals in the coming week. It seems like you have identify the problem, and know the goal, but no clear plan to achieve it.