This Week
This week was supposed to be the week that basic eye-tracking was implemented; basic eye-tracking has not yet been implemented. Much of this week was spent fiddling around with the eye-tracking software to try to get it to properly detect eyes. However, the current method is not very reliable at detecting eyes in the setting of a regularly lit environment with lights overhead; perhaps forward lighting would help, but this would be an odd addition given our desire to have an easy set-up with few parts. However, it may be beneficial to consider pivoting to using an eye-tracking camera to support the eye-tracking system. This would allow our eye-tracking software to be more accurate.
Next Week
I will do more research on eye-tracking cameras, and discuss this pivot point with our faculty and TA advisors. If we are in agreement, then I will pivot to using the eye-tracking camera to aid in the accuracy of our system; currently out system cannot consistently track both eyes.