Author: wkang1

This week I mainly worked on figuring out getting the camera module and the Jetson Xavier board setup. I looked online to look at the SDK required to set up the SD card for the Xavier board as well as figuring out how to install the necessary drivers for the camera module. This part looks like there needs to be more research done on how to make it work so I’ll continue to do that as we get our micro-SD card delivered next week.

As for doing work with the team, I also worked on filling out the design review presentation slides and the bill of materials. I ended up putting in the order for major part such as the mirror and the monitor as well as some other little parts we need for the project.

Next week, I’ll hopefully get the camera up and running so we can start figuring out how to collect data from the camera input.

This week I worked on the proposal presentations slides with my team. The tasks were divided up into more specific and modular tasks so that we would be able to plan ahead accordingly. This also helped us create a more detailed schedule that allowed multiple parts of the project to be developed simultaneously while the team works together.

We also had internal discussions to determine what direction we want to take regarding the software language and we determined that C++ would be more useful after receiving some feedback after our presentation.

In terms of the hardware aspect of the project, I was able to secure the Jetson Xavier NX as well as an 12MP Arducam that is compatible with the Xavier. Next week, I’ll be researching the specific materials we need for the smart mirror and plan on putting in the order forms for the one-way mirror and a monitor for our smart mirror display.