LA City Sidewalk Assessment Project
The City of Los Angeles maintains over 11,000 miles of sidewalks. When a sidewalk segment does not settle evenly or has been raised by tree root growth, the sidewalk becomes uneven. This can create pedestrian hazards. In addition, the City is obligated to ensure that its sidewalks conform to Federal ADA standards, which limit the extent to which a sidewalk may slope.
ABSTRACT / DESCRIPTION: This is the seventh term of a multi-year project. In the last term, a rover has been successfully fabricated. Now, the rover is capable of 1) moving with remote control, 2) measuring crossing slopes and running slopes, 3) collecting GPS data, and 4) taking photo images. In this term, we will develop a module to measure vertical and horizontal displacement by partnering with the Mechanical Department. In addition, we will continue developing various software by focusing on the following tasks:
Task 1 – Work with the Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department to continue improving the module collecting vertical displacement on the sidewalk – The faculty advisor shall recruit students from the Mechanical Engineering Department to continue to improve the module developed by the previous team to collect vertical displacement.
Task 2 – Implement collision avoidance function on the rover. – The students shall implement a collision avoidance function on the rover. Also, the students shall improve the existing application web-site
Task 3 – Perform field tests, including field tests at Echo Park, to assess the system and collect sidewalk data. The students shall perform extensive field tests to prepare the system for deployment, including field tests at Echo Park field.
Role | Name | GitHub Repository | |
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Faculty Advisor | Jungsoo Lim | jlim34@calstatela.edu | https://github.com/jungsoolim77/BOESidewalk |
Project Lead | Johnathan Hwang | jdhwang98@gmail.com | |
Customer liaison/requirements lead. | Fernando Serrano | fserra20@calstatela.edu | |
Architecture/design lead | Amelia Santamaria | asantam2@calstatela.edu | |
UI Lead | Tiffany Hung | thung8@calstatela.edu | |
Backend and component lead | Carlos Villa | cvilla112@calstatela.edu | |
Database Schema lead | Jose Portillo Valencia | jporti73@calstatela.edu | |
QA/QC lead | Ernesto Cabrera | ecabre64@calstatela.edu | |
Documentation Lead | Brian Mojica | bmojica3@calstatela.edu | |
Demo Lead | Zhiwen Liu | zliu@calstatela.edu | |
Presentation Lead | Arturo Gonzalez | agonza384@calstatela.edu | |
Project Consultant | Cao Tran | ctran134@calstatela.edu |
Meetings | Date | Time |
Weekly advisor group meeting | Friday | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Bi-Weekly Liaison Meeting | Friday | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Weekly team meeting | Friday | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Task | Team Members |
Task 1 - Develop a module for vertical & horizontal displacement | Jonathan Hwang (team lead), Brian Mojica, Ernesto Cabrera, Arturo Gonzalez, Tiffany Hung |
Task 2 - Implement collision avoidance & Improve the system website | Jose Portillo Valencia (team lead), Fernando Serrano Perez, Zhiwen Liu |
Task 3 - Field test | Carlos Villa Rodela (team lead), Amelia Santamaria Zapata |
- Ernesto Cabrera
- Arturo Gonzalez
- Tiffany Hung
- Johnathan Hwang
- Zhiwen Liu
- Brian Mojica
- Jose Portillo Valencia
- Amelia Santamaria Zapata
- Fernando Serrano Perez
- Carlos Villa Rodela