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Object Detection and OOP in Python This week, I started working on an outline of the perception pipeline and I implemented a first version of object detection. The Jetson Nano image includes the NVIDIA Jetpack SDK which makes developing and deploying AI solutions a breeze. All I really had to Read more…
Ever since the last update, CMU’s Spring Break has ended and an ensuing rush to coordinate classes has begun. This time, for 18-500, has particularly been a frenzy considering the heavily hardware-oriented portions of our project. With existing parts at unreachable locations in Pittsburgh and all team members scattered across Read more…
System Control: COVID-19 Update With the fully offline curriculum, many changes had to be made to the project to account for the resultant distance put between all members of the team. My entire week was dedicated to planning how this would change up the system interactions, CSM, and iOS remote control. Read more…
This week was hell. But I go through it. I returned to Pittsburgh to move out and got all of the parts that I ordered from the mail room. I packed my 3D printer and various tools I knew I would need to complete this project. I also borrowed a Read more…
Perception Pipeline, Virus Edition This week, given the COVID-19 outbreak, the team discussed the refocussing decisions needed to be made in order to complete the project by working remotely. I mainly redesigned the perception pipeline to accomodate for the fact that it will likely be implemented and tested with a Read more…
Before leaving for the break I ordered all of the electronics components needed for this project. To my knowledge they have Arrived and are on campus. What I do not know is if I can pick them up. I will be attempting to do this during Monday-Tuesday of this week Read more…
Following from the previous status update, my work on this project can be separated between project organization and starting work on the core system manager. Focusing on the former, I acted as lead editor for our team’s design document by outlining its full content, generating all additional figures, mapping all Read more…
Last week, the team finalized InFrame’s design! Check it out under our Documents tab. Going over each aspect of our design really forced us to find holes and pinpoint weaknesses in our implementation strategy. By having to justify each design decision, we were able to drive our design further and are Read more…
Last week, in addition to documenting all the design choices made with regards to InFrame’s Perception stack in our Design Document, I started playing around with the Jetson Nano to see the extent of its capabilities. Some preliminary findings worth noting are: Interfacing with the PiCam is not entirely straightforward. Read more…
After reviewing the comments we have determined there are a few things that might still need some clarification: We determined that 60ms is the maximum lag we have to be able to track and film without it being terribly noticeable. From research we found that the time required for tracking Read more…