This week, I focused on exploring improvements to the camera system to support motion detection capabilities. A major area of experimentation involved disabling the camera’s auto-blur and auto-focus features. These automatic settings were interfering with consistent image quality, especially during fast motion, so I’ve been testing different configurations to achieve a more stable image feed that’s better suited for detecting movement.
Alongside this, I’ve started preliminary work on motion detection by analyzing frame-to-frame changes between game states. My goal is to develop a reliable method for identifying when and where motion occurs on the table, so that the algorithm can run the physics simulations without user input.
I have also been discussing with my team on weather to pursue the use of a raspberry pi to host our own web server to keep track of previously played games.
I have been experimenting and have made minor progress on these tasks, however, I am on track with my progress.