What are the most significant risks that could jeopardize the success of the
project? How are these risks being managed? What contingency plans are ready?
The most significant risks that we currently have are from image capturing. This process will take the longest because there are a lot of parameters to tune with image capture, and all of the adjustments that need to be made will add some time. The risk that comes with this is delaying our integration. Specifically, we need the radar images to test our machine learning algorithm and be able to start attempting human detection. This risk is being managed by running the training and all other parts of the project in parallel with the image capture. The software components are being developed right now so that they are fully ready by the time the images are ready for training. Switching the radar is one contingency that is in place to help capture images better.
Were any changes made to the existing design of the system (requirements,
block diagram, system spec, etc)? Why was this change necessary, what costs
does the change incur, and how will these costs be mitigated going forward?
As mentioned in Angie’s status report from last week, the main change that was made to the existing design was the radar. We have switched back to the original radar since that became available from someone in CyLab that Angie had been communicating with. They left a green board for us, which was very helpful, and helped steer our design choice. Another design element that was changed was the maps API. Instead of using Google Maps API, we will be using HERE Maps API because there were too many payment issues with the Google Maps API. HERE has the same marker functionality that we wanted from Google Maps so this is still a very usable API for us. Also, it has been used by past projects so we know it is doable. The last change is that we are deploying the machine learning algorithm on EC2 instead of locally because there were space issues. There are no extra costs incurred.
Provide an updated schedule if changes have occurred.
No changes have occurred.
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