Personal Progress
I did research on the exact LiDAR Camera we should use with the assistance of Elizabeth and settled with the Intel RealSense Cameras. I also did research on Arduino-controlled motorized blinds that met our requirement and found a guide on one. We noticed that the ECE inventory already has an RealSense Camera and Raspberry Pi 4 so we put in the request for these hardware. As for the hardware for the motorized blinds, we are waiting for our design meeting on Monday before finalizing the purchase since this component of the project is not a prerequisite for any other work other than integration.
Since we don’t have the hardware on hand right now, I assisted Dianne in creating the Light Area of Effect (LAoE) Algorithm. During the development process, we were not sure how the azimuth (the angle from the north pole) affects how far the light projects away from the window wall. We performed an experiment to test this and found that the azimuth should not affect the projection distance from the wall. The photos to the experiment is in the team status report.
(My proposed LAoE Algorithm)
I am currently not behind on schedule since we originally thought that the purchase of hardware would take place after the design presentation.
Plans for Next Week
If we were able to obtain the RealSense Cameras and Raspberry Pi 4 within the next week, I would be working on setting it up and collecting some camera feeds for Dianne and Elizabeth to use as sample during software development. If the professor and teaching assistant approves of our design, we can then finalize our hardware purchases and help Elizabeth and Dianne with algorithms/software development in the down times. If the design is not approved then I will research on other hardware alternatives.