After delivering our PDR presentation to our sponsor, FPL, the Road Watch team began work on prototype development. The first step in this is decomposing the project into a list of unique engineering aspects, or distinct problems which need to be solved. We classified these aspects by major (i.e. ME, EE, CpE, etc.), and assigned them to team members based on interest and ability. Then, we got to work on sourcing components. So far, we have ordered our LiDAR, a stepper motor and driver, two cameras, and the Jetson Nano; better yet, we have received our LiDAR and the Jetson Nano. With access to physical parts, we can start delivering functionality; for instance, at the end of this week we were able to perform a successful bring-up with the Jetson Nano, using NVIDIA’s Jetson Linux. However, there are many more capabilities to implement before our Prototype Inspection Day on November 14th. Come back next week to see what we are able to get working.