Team Update Currently, the most significant risk that we foresee is the robot getting too close to humans to take a decent picture. After a lot of testing, we found … Read More “5/4 Status Report”
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Weekly Status Reports
4/27 Status Report
Team Update Currently, the most significant risk that we foresee is our IR sensors due to their lack of reliability. We have tried to mitigate this risk by making their … Read More “4/27 Status Report”
4/20 Status Report
Team Update Currently, the most significant risk that we foresee is our IR sensors due to their fragility and lack of reliability. We have tried to mitigate this risk by … Read More “4/20 Status Report”
4/13 Status Report
Team Update The most significant risk that we foresee is not being able to secure the upper components of the robot on the small base of the tripod. In order … Read More “4/13 Status Report”
4/6 Status Report
Team Update Our risk from last week remains: poor lighting causing OpenCV to fail to detect faces. We plan to test our robot in Wiegand Gym to simulate the conditions … Read More “4/6 Status Report”
3/30 Status Report
Team Update One risk that we have identified is poor lighting and photos that are too dark and low quality. Poor lighting also affects the accuracy of the OpenCV face … Read More “3/30 Status Report”
3/23 Status Report
Team Update Risks we foresee that could jeopardize our success are the functionality of the sensors we’ve just ordered. We’ve conducted testing and integration using a few of each type … Read More “3/23 Status Report”
3/9 Status Report
Team Update The most significant risks are the same as previous posts. However, now that we have the Roomba actually moving, we are most concerned with getting the Roomba to … Read More “3/9 Status Report”
3/2 Status Report
Team Update From the feedback given during our design presentation, our main risk is getting depth from our thermal sensor for collision detection. Professor Nace, who has experience with the … Read More “3/2 Status Report”
2/23 Status Report
Team Update The most significant risk we have identified is the Roomba’s inability to adjust its position to capture all faces in the shot due to a wall collision. One … Read More “2/23 Status Report”