Porter's Progress

2-1 Hookup Kinect to Pc + Install Kinect Software

2-2 Run Sample Skeletal Tracking Software Using Kinect on PC

2-3 Create Test Program Using Kinect SDK

2-4 Write Program to Track Person Movement Using Kinect on PC

2-5 Purchase and build Mobile single-floor robot platform

2-6 Data communication between Kinect, Create, and Laptop

2-7 Read up and learn about EKF and SLAM

2-8 Basic Skeletal Following without SLAM

2-9 Research Visual SLAM techniques

2-10 Implement Feature Extraction/Matching with Kinect

2-11 Implement Visual SLAM with Kinect

2-12 Test Visual SLAM with Kinect

2-13. Construct Stereo Video Camera for ARM

2-14. Vision based SLAM without kinect

3-1 Research Stair Climbing Mechanical Design

3-2. Research Motor Control Electronics and drive systems

3-3. Basic Programming of the Android Controller/Camera

3-4 Design basic stock-parts Rocker-bogie Chassis

3-5. Drive control of servos and motors from android brain

3-6. Setup stock parts chassis robot

3-7. Integrate touchscreen

3-8. Perform basic stair-climbing tests

3-9. Advanced stair navigation

4-1. Create basket and gyro balancing system

4-2. Research Robot Planning

4-4. Final Software architecture

4-5. Develop Basic User Interface for Android commands

4-6. Integrate DSL programming language interface with interface

4-7. Design custom parts for final prototype

4-8. Design plastic ABS enclosure for robot