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?
Our most significant risks is sourced from our ethics discussions this past week. Some groups gave some ethical critiques on our design and how if they were not addressed in a worst-case scenerio, could certainly jeapordize the success of the project for prospective users. For computer vision, having a camera filming could introduce privacy concerns. If our design doesn’t simply work the user may just go back to using an actual piano. If for some reason the battery shorts/explodes, it could injure the user too. If played for extensive periods of time without breaks, it could bring about fatique and physical pain to the user. Lastly, if the user wasn’t aware of some information before using the product, it may fail in environments that isn’t a flat surface or with low lighting. The user may also wear the glove backwards/weirdly or can’t pair with their phone interface if they aren’t familar with the device. They may not be able to pair at all if there are too many bluetooth devices as well.
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?
We did not make any changes to the existing design of the system since last week.