Klickitat Project Board

Ground Rules
• Only Katherine (the project leader) can move
a task on the schedule boards, or move an
issue on the Issue Boards.
• She will move tasks and issues at the Weekly
Status Meeting.
• Anyone else may:
– Add a question to any board.
– Add a new issue to the Issues Board.
 Klickitat Project Board Legend

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 Feasibility Phase
Work Breakdown Structure

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 Klickitat’s Mission:
The “ Klickitat” Ocean Floor
Biological Survey robot will increase
the safety, accuracy and efficiency
of ocean floor biological surveys by
performing remote controlled
transect mapping of ocean floor
habitats.
 Klickitat’s Value Proposition
A robot that sees, counts and renders a
visual of everything on the ocean floor that
oil exploration engineers need to decide on
the efficacy of that space for offshore
drilling.
 Klickitat
Development Objectives
• Improve path accuracy to less than 3mm in
deep ocean floor conditions
• Improve robot’s ability to navigate around
obstacles while maintaining straight line
course
• Incorporate digital video technology
• Leverage the OFCD skeleton and RCX units
with no changes
 Klickitat Architecture
Firmware

RCX Unit Unmodified Platform

Components

Wires
Robot
Skeleton

Lego™
Bricks

Locomotion
System

Functional
Sensors
Attachments
 Klickitat Feasibility Phase
Subsystem Objectives
Locomotion Attachments
• Determine best design strategy for • Develop conceptual prototype for digital
improving path accuracy. video attachment
• Modify bumper attachments to facilitate
obstacle detection

Sensors Firmware
• Develop touch sensors to support • Develop improved motion control
obstacle detection. algorithms.
• Incorporate motion control sensors into • Design user interface for transect
digital video attachment. mapping and digital video features on
• Support Locomotion team’s rotational remote control.
sensor needs.
 Klickitat
Major Milestones
Design Production
Feasibility Development Ramp
Objectives
Portfolio
Rev Commit SOP

SS1 SS2 SS3 Syst1 Syst2 PP

Mgmt Reviews
Integration Events
Project Goal: The “ Klickitat” Ocean Floor Biological Survey robot Financial Summary: Klickitat Project Status Report
will increase the safety, accuracy and efficiency of ocean floor Last Update: 10/9/06
biological surveys by performing remote controlled transect Target Actual to date Project Leader: Katherine Radeka 503-701-3945
mapping of ocean floor habitats.
R & D Expense $5,200,000 $481,000
Project Summary:
Tooling $12,600,00 Next Actions:
Government agencies and energy companies have recently
increased their oceanographic activities. The search for new oil Direct Material $815,000
fields and increasing activities in current off-shore fields, Action Owner Due Date
Support Cost/Unit $120,000
combined with heightened concerns about environmental
impacts has led to a greater need to efficiently gather data Sales Price $2,400,000 Call Peter at Offshore Environmental Katherine 10/15
needed for drilling feasibility and environmental impact studies. Breakeven 4/15/08
Associates for help with new
oceanographer for reviews
Our current offering, the OFCD robot is already being used to 5 year ROI 32%
reduce the amount of time marine biologists have to spend Schedule design review of locomotion Katherine 10/18
underwater by automating ocean floor sample collection. system with management team
However, the OFCD robot cannot be controlled precisely
enough for transect mapping studies, which count the number of Schedule field testing time for SS2 Katherine 10/20
species present in a defined cross-section of the habitat and Major Risks: with field test team
map ocean floor terrain. Currently, divers have to conduct those
Risk Owner Status Resolution
surveys.
Precision motion control in SW Mitigate Extend wave
The OFBS Robot is an adaptation of our OFCD robot which can wave conditions testing
currently collect ocean floor soil and biological samples. To Waterproof housing to JS Monitor
adapt the robot for transect mapping, we need to add additional accommodate new
sensor and touch navigation capabilities, and improve the attachments
precision of our motion control.
Integration Events: Early field testing results KR Mitigate Schedule first field
test at SS2
Milestone Est. Date Actual Date
Subsyst A 8/31/06 8/31/06
Subsyst B 10/31/06
Current Issues:
Subsyst C 1/15/06

System A 3/31/07 Issue Owner Status Resolution

System B 6/30/07 Need replacement KR Started

oceanographer for
Prod Proto 8/31/07 feedback on video and
Start of Production 10/31/07 locomotion system
Need one more sensor KR Esc to RCX
port on RCS brick Team
Project Metrics
Current tank KR Resolved Revised budget to
Metric Target Actual inadequate to test fund new tank from
precision motion in field test budget
Path Accuracy ( 1 m ) < 3 mm wave conditions
Direct Material costs < $815,000
Unit sales, year 1 > 150

SubsystA SubsystB SubsystC SystA SystB PP SOP

Delivered
Product
Today
9/1/2006 10/1/2006 11/1/2006 12/1/2006 1/1/2007 2/1/2007 3/1/2007 4/1/2007 5/1/2007 6/1/2007 7/1/2007 8/1/2007 9/1/2007 10/1/2007