This week, I was able to finalize an overall list of components for my part of the project. Currently, the sensor module will consist of a battery pack, a NodeMCU, and an active IR sensor with a 100-550cm range (within what we need for our use case). I was debating trading the IR sensor for an ultrasonic sensor in our design for the sensor module because an ultrasonic sensor module was said to be more reliable from my research and is also much cheaper per sensor. Still, the UC gym is very noisy and would very likely interfere with it. I also concluded that it would make me more susceptible to outside activity because of its wide detection field. (I was looking more closely at the HC-SR04 for ultrasonic) . I also brainstormed a potential detection algorithm for the NodeMCU software with the IR sensor. This is something I’d like to test and continue to develop when I receive the sensor so I can abide it by the sensor.
My progress is on schedule according to our current chart, but I would like to order my components this week. My main concern is the IR sensor, and ensuring that it abides by the range of 100cm-550cm. I’d like to also finish our design presentation and will be working on the report this upcoming week.