The most significant risk to the project is the optical system being unable to reach the specifications that we outlined in our requirements document. As mentioned in our individual progress updates, we finished a 3rd iteration of the goggles and tested writing a single word to the display. However, we could only see 1 word, and the word was warped on its edges. In addition, you need to move the position of your eyes in the goggles to see the word instead of simply wearing the goggles and seeing the word. Luckily, there are several changes we’re making that should address these issues. However, it’s concerning because if we can’t see enough text through the display, then it won’t be possible to fit translations on the screen. To mitigate this issue, we’re considering other fixes beyond design changes such as a better biconvex lens. In the worst case, we’d abandon the transparency effect and move the entire display in line with the user’s line of sight to guarantee that text fits in the display.
No changes were made to the design of the system besides the previously mentioned refinements of the CAD to improve the optical system.
There aren’t any changes to our schedule.