Category: Jeanette’s Status Reports

This Week:

• Did further real time testing with the device
• Went to various crosswalks and used the device
• Prepared for the final presentation

I went to various stoplight but the device has not been able to detect the state of the light from mostly the filters. Below are example photos:

Next week:

• Work with Ricky to debug the filters
• prepare final report, video, poster

This week:

• Added Yasaswini and Ricky’s Code to existing python script
• Downloaded necessary libraries fro tensorflow and opencv
• Able to work connected to computer
• Debugged headless application
• Tried out different tensorflow installations to improve latency
• Added quality sounds to the device

Video of everything:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DA2z_qaKQITt7os435voEoPVuz3JcVrX/view?usp=sharing

Latency is still extremely high at ~26seconds per run

• Tested at stoplight but did not work

image of stoplight at test location

Next Week:

• Attempt to decrease latency
• Connect device to belt
• deliverables for finals week

This Week:

• Correctly added sound feedback with correct timing at start up: IMG_1271
• set up frame by frame analysis with Shayan’s code

Next week:

• Test in realtime stoplight
• Connect Yasaswini’s code

This week:

• Connected the camera and button to the raspberry pi
• When the button is clicked, the camera will take a one second video
• Tested the battery pack and was successful
• Attempted to program the raspberry pi headlessly
• Added sound to say “ready” when the button is pressed

Next week

• Headlessly run the program successfully
• test on actual street
• connect the image processing from Ricky

This Week:

• Completely set up the raspberry pi and virtual desktop
• Connected the camera and tested videos
• Acquired breadboard and button to connect to the raspberry pi
• Researched implementations for next week

Next week:

• Connect the switch
• Connect the speaker
• Press the button to enable a speech and take a 1 second video

This Week:

• helped Yasaswini debug the AWS set up
• Notified TA of delayed shipping of parts
• Research steps to set up raspberry pi to speed up process
• Download the OS into the mini sd card

Next Week:

• Finish and connect OS system set up for raspberry pi
• Connect the camera
• Take photos with camera and send to Ricky in order to test quality
• Connect amplifier and speaker to the raspberry pi

Our parts were delayed a week more than expected so my progress was halted until then. Therefore, assembly is behind schedule but research should help speed thing sup next week.

Things done this week:

For the first half of the week, I helped my team prep for the presentation, making sure everything was prepared for Monday. After, we worked on the design report and taking advice from our presentation. Then, we began to do working session to start on the project. I worked on gathering the mailed in parts and setting up the raspberry pi. However, I forgot to order some miscellaneous cords in order to set up the pi. Therefore, I am going to be delayed until those parts come in which will be Thursday.

 

Things for next week:

• Help out Yasaswini and Ricky with any coding they need help with until Thursday
• Work on the design report
• Set up the raspberry pi
• Connect the camera and speaker to the raspberry pi

Completed items

• Finalized components list
• Ordered Component
• Created designs for Design Presentation
• Reached out and interviewed with Visually Impaired person
• Research Raspberry PI and OpenCV libraries

Items for next week

• Fill out our Design Report
• Download the necessary software
• connect the camera and raspberry pi

This is week….

• prepared our design presentation
• presented our design presentation
• reached out to our interviewee
• reviewed raspberry pi code examples

Status…

• On time

Next week…

• look more extensively at code examples
• order the components
• interview a visually impaired person

This week’s completed items:

• Worked on gantt chart for proposal presentation
• Finished powerpoint for proposal presentation
• Researched tools and materials to use toward the project
• Updated Professor Sullivan and Ramshi about project works

Next week’s goals:

• Reach out to visually impaired people and schedule interview
• Order critical componentsRefresh Raspberry pi knowledge