Team Status Report for 4/10/2021

This week we worked on the pen tracking software, the gesture recognition, the GUI for the project, and linking the gestures with macros.

For the pen tracking software, we updated the double integration so it would integrate over a window of past values. This wasn’t too accurate either, so we ordered a new IMU with more information and more accurate data. This came today, so hopefully, we will be able to get a more accurate reading with the new IMU. Another thing we were considering was a software boost for accuracy. We are still trying to find the best way to track the pen with OpenCV, but we are planning on having more input (OpenCV + IMU) so the reading is more accurate.

For the gesture recognition, we were able to accurately decipher between different hand gestures and trigger computer macros for them. Next week we will work on saving new gestures.

For the GUI, we began to create the interface with which the user will interact with. This includes the home screen and calibration screen. Next week we will work on the calibration of the pen with the GUI (but first the accuracy of the pen tracking)