This week I worked on the following:
- Performed unit tests for individual system components including gesture recognition, web analytics tracking, recommendation system logic, and UI responsiveness.
- Conducted overall system tests integrating some components in particular communication between gesture-controlled hardware and web application.
- debugged real-time analytics logging since the data was not displaying on the webapp correctly.
- started UI refinements following feedback from user testing in terms of the navigation on the webapp and enhance analytics visualization.
Unit Tests Conducted:
Gesture Recognition:
- Tested gesture recognition accuracy at varying distances (increments of 10 cm up to 1 meter).
- Evaluated gesture differentiation under simultaneous two-hand gestures.
- Confirmed alignment of camera positioning to simulate realistic user conditions.
Web Application:
- Confirmed API endpoints for analytics and making sure that the captured timestamps and events are accurate.
- Tested favorite/saved recipe functionality and ensured consistency of UI states after user interaction.
- Conducted unit tests on recommendation logic including:
- Recipe recommendation based on cooking duration
- Tag-based recipe recommendations
- Recipe suggestions considering ingredient overlap
Analytics System:
- Confirmed accuracy of analytics data representation using simulated data scenarios
- Validated functionality of session data visualizations (time-per-step graphs, variance from estimated times)
Overall System Integration Tests:
- tested the data flow between gesture recognition hardware and Django backend
- tested the real time responsiveness of the system under typical user interactions
Findings and Design Changes:
- Gesture recognition proved highly accurate I just made some minor calibration adjustments for optimal performance at maximum tested distance
- User feedback highlighted an overly complex web navigation structure so I am currently reducing the number of web pages to simplify user flow so next steps for me includes improving UI to clearly display analytics results.
Next Steps:
- Complete ongoing UI changes as mentioned above
- Conduct final system validation tests post-UI adjustments to confirm enhancements have positively impacted user experience.