This week, I fine-tuned the computer vision model on real pothole data to improve detection accuracy. I also added a live preview of the dashcam feed for development and debugging purposes, allowing real-time visual verification of the system’s output. I contributed on the final presentation and helped conduct user tests. We are all on schedule and we hope to finish all testing and demo next week.
Some new tools that I got introduced to were the Raspberry Pi (RPi) and GPS transponders. Some new knowledge that I have learned is more about distributed and embedded systems, specifically how our hardware components communicate and work together in a real-time pipeline. My learning strategies included hands-on experimentation with the hardware, reading online documentation and forum posts, and watching tutorial videos to get up to speed on unfamiliar components. This helped me move quickly while still understanding how each piece fits into the larger system.