Final Video
Corin’s Status Report for 12/6
Accomplishments
This week, we focused on finalizing the physical build of our smart mirror. We finally integrated all subsystems (camera, display, and mirror into the frame) and adjusted the setup to ensure the proper height and angle for the camera. This allowed a more consistent capture of the user at the intended operating distance mentioned in our design report.
We also worked on refining our user app based on testing and user study. One challenge was that even with a bigger display, it was really difficult to navigate the app with our fingers. We made all of the buttons/scroll on our app wider. In addition, we fixed lingering bugs in our positional feedback, adding accurate guidance based on the user location within the frame.
Schedule
Make our demo video & set up our project for final demo!!
Next Week
Work on the final report and demo video
Team Status Report for 12/6
Risks
After user testing, the most feedback we’ve gotten was the difficulty with the touchscreen interface. Even when the user pressed a button, our system’s app would not register it properly. To mitigate this, we made our essential buttons/controls larger so that it is easier to press.
We also had a lot of difficulty integrating the camera (it started throwing bugs after we switched the display). We fixed the problem by switching the camera port (for some reason, the original port threw errors for autofocus). We’re not sure why switching the port fixed the problem, but if we had to build the system again, these minor bugs are potential risks.
We also realized that during demo, where the mirror would sit affects user orientation. To make sure we don’t face difficulties on demo day, we will test it in the room we’ll have our demo in (somewhere in 1200 wing).
Changes
As we are approaching the end, we did not make any changes in our system expect for sizing of some buttons.
Schedule
No changes to the schedule! Our project has been finalized 🙂
Siena’s Status Report for 12/6
Accomplishments
Early this week, I used the new LCD (bigger size) and adjusted our system app’s UI so that everything is centered. Then, we conducted user study with 5 people in addition to all 3 of our group members (8 total).
After each user ran through 5 sessions, we received feedback about our UI as well as how helpful they thought the product was. We made changes accordingly, mostly with the UI (positional feedback and making buttons/scroll bars larger so its easier to press).
Schedule
We are on schedule! Waiting to set up our demo.
Next Week
Our team will work on the video and the final report.