Dianne’s Status Report for 02/11/2023

Focused on fleshing out the design of the project and looked into how we will be designing the APIs, specifically the light area of effect algorithm. I created the following Git repository for the code we will be writing in the next week or so: https://github.com/djge/18500_GroupC1

I worked on a few diagrams to illustrate how the calculation in the Area of Effect of the Sun API works. Our group was not sure how the angle from north for the position of the sun might effect the reach of the area of effect from the window, so we conducted a few experiments using a paper bag with cutout windows and a flashlight. The following images clarify our vision for this function:

The results of the experiment seemed to show that the azimuth angle does not affect the distance from the window that is affected by light. We decided to go with this result and change the algorithm accordingly if it results in problems during testing.

So far, we are on schedule. Next week, I hope to get a working Sun Position calculating API with Elizabeth, start implementation on the area of effect API,  and focus on the design review/report with fully fleshed out diagrams of the schematics with our whole team on both the software and hardware end of the project.

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