This week there was a lot of integration that went on between the systems. Here is our combined repo code:
https://github.com/ChrisBernitsas/FlexyBoard
In terms of progress we:
integrated the CV, GUI, Pi bridge, and STM32 into one end-to-end system.
Added off board capture spaces and legal move validation for chess/checkers
Added A* based movement around pieces
Kept improving Software GUI
Kept fine tuning motor accuracy and tuning how it took inputs from the Pi (works on percentage system, square system, or coordinate system now) This makes it robust for more games.
Moved to contour-based CV detection. When testing the outer board and chessboard detection part seemed to be not up to our accuracy standards so currently it’s a manual selection at the start of the game and will be reverted back to automatic this week when we can get a unique color to outline them.
Did unit/integration testing between and for subsystems based on our design report and have numbers for some systems.
Our next tasks are as follows:
1. Fix magnets on Chess pieces/Finish Checkers pieces (I think 3 missing magnets and some are flipped polarity from the gantry magnets)
2. Improve detection of outer board and inner chess/checkers/parcheesi board unless we stick with manual.
3. Improve our system so we can slide boards in and out for fast change. (Velcro system).
4. Incorporate button for ending turn instead of enter key
5. Allow software to, at any time, update the game board with any new position/promotion
6. Promotion testing from captured area/ML
6. Confirm and fully test Algo for moving through obstacles and off board
7. Finish updating parcheesi UI in software (and all features/rules) and label squares virtually so that they can be used when sending commands.
8. Test accuracy of motor control coupled with CV system and algo for full games of parcheesi/chess/checkers especially
9. Potentially automate camera detection of if its chess/checkers/parcheesi board so don’t have to manually input (will automatically know which rules and potentially GUI to use) instead of manual selection/input