This week, our group spent the majority of our time preparing for our final project presentation. Bella prepared our slides and the corresponding Gantt chart, and Francesca spent considerable time preparing for our project proposal presentation and anticipating questions that our classmates might ask.
In hearing these questions, one issue that arose was the automation of testing for our OCR text recognition to braille process. This led us to think critically about modularization across the various components our project relies upon.
Following our Gantt chart, we have been researching available OCR libraries, the actuation method we plan to use, and the cameras and microcontrollers (like Raspberry Pi) we might use. Though our Gantt chart specifies that we should order these tools this week, through research and discussion with other students, we are considering borrowing a camera and repurposing a Raspberry Pi from a prior class. This would reduce waste and help us maximize our $600 budget.
Next week, and further following our Gantt chart, we hope to finalize our tool selection and move on to selecting materials for printing our labels.