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Cynthia’s Status Report for 2/8

This week my main two focuses were the quantitative aspects of the proposal presentation slides and the research behind the possible microcontrollers we could use.  For the presentation, I mainly worked on the quantitative Use-Case Requirements, Solution Approach, and Metrics sections, researching what we should base values such as detection range on.  For researching microcontrollers, I specifically did a comparison between Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi 5, NVIDIA Jetson ORIN Nano, NVIDIA Jetson ORIN Nano, NVIDIA Jetson XAVIER, NVIDIA Jetson Nano 4GB, and NVIDIA Jetson Nano 2GB to determine that the NVIDIA Jetson ORIN Nano is ideal for our project given our performance, weight, power supply, and power efficiency requirements.  We then received this microcontroller from the inventory.

I am on schedule, since our main plan this week was to obtain the individual parts needed for our project.

In the next week I hope to discover how the data from the LiDAR camera is formatted and I hope to determine the libraries I will use to process and analyze the photo stream.  I additionally plan to start researching existing object detection code and determining general pseudocode for my algorithm.

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Maya’s Status Report for 2/8

This week I worked on our presentation, specifically the use-case, use-case requirements, and technical challenges sections. During this process, we were able to flush out more specific details including our main testing points and determining what order they will be in. This presentation can be viewed under presentation 1 here. Additionally, I requested and received the LiDAR camera from the inventory, meaning we have the necessary hardware to stay on track.

Currently our progress is on schedule, and I will begin working with the Jetson Nano to get the environment set up and gather my bearings with this new computer. Kaya and I will be working together to learn this new technology since we anticipate some slow initial progress as we learn and set up our environment.

Specific deliverables for next week:

  • Set up Jetson Nano environment and troubleshoot any problems that come up.
  • Creating a log of errors and their solutions or other procedural notes that we will need in the future.
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Kaya’s Status Report for 2/8

Kaya’s Status Report for 02/01:

This week, I focused on the first presentation we had to give. The slides I specifically focused on were the testing, verification, metrics, and part of the solution approach slide. Additionally, I was the student who presented on behalf of our group so I made sure I understood each slide in depth and practiced presenting the presentation confidently several times (presentation: Team_A7_Akinci_Meah_Voelkl). After presenting, I listened to everyone’s feedback and factored in their input for the development of the cane.

After presenting, I focused on going through the parts document, helping my teammates navigate through the paper. As for this upcoming week, I plan on getting started understanding the Jetson Nano ORIN. I am planning to take a deep dive with Maya into the configuration of this Jetson. The specific deliverables I plan on having are:

  • Set up Jetson Nano environment and troubleshoot any problems that come up.
  • Creating a log of errors and their solutions or other procedural notes that we will need in the future.

As for our progress, we are definitely on track.

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Team Status Report for 2/8

This week, our team presented our first proposal, conducted additional research, and wrote a few requests for the equipment. Currently, the only risks that could jeopardize our project success are if we picked a type of Jetson that can’t configure properly later with our camera or if our power requirements are too high for the planned battery setup. We are managing the risks by ensuring we have backup equipment planned, including alternative options for the camera, sensors, power supply, and microcontroller. An updated schedule will be we will have to add an additional week just for finding and configuring any new equipment.