John’s Status Report for 9/20/2025

Worked on the Presentation. Focused on Use-Case requirements, Technical Challenges, and the Testing methods. This week, for design, I looked into potentially being able to add more force to the launch by having the launcher’s wheels pinch the ball when it is pushed through. Additionally, I’ve been researching methods to assist with CV targeting. Currently thinking of having a box lineup with the person and for our machine to target around 4/5 the height of the box in the middle, which would be the chest. I think that we should be able to determine distance with CV; however, if we find this to be an issue, we could use the box around the person, along with a reference, in order to determine distance as well. This is in hopes of helping finish the CV portion of our design presentation as I work on specifics. Within the next week, I’m going to have to select a camera that is compatible with our Raspberry Pi, figure out how exactly this camera is going to work with our Raspberry Pi, and exactly how I plan on integrating CV. Outside of this, we’ve been researching what components to use and are working on our bill of materials. My progress, as well as my teams, is currently on schedule.