- Fabricated all the parts required for the conveyor belt. We decided to 3D print the motor coupler and the shaft couplers instead of using a piece of wood. The couplers seem very sturdy and we are confident they will work.
- The above picture shows the motor shaft embedded in the motor coupler (yellow piece), which is in turn embedded inside the roller. The 3 black pieces are the other couplers. The whole system is tight and sturdy.
- The CSI camera is able to take pictures in burst mode now, with the timing of the burst being configurable. Here is a sample image taken from the CSI camera. We’re in the process of getting the usb camera to work, but it’s proving to be a lot harder. It’s possible we might need to order a second usb camera since the one we have might not be compatible.
- Ordered the 12V adapter for the conveyor belt and the DC motor speed controller board. We plan to finish constructing the conveyor belt by middle of this week.
- Made a lot of progress on the pixel classification, and the algorithm is now very robust. We have also started looking into AlexNet, but we might not need it since the fine-tuned pixel classifier is working very well.
- We’re making good progress, and are on track to finish the project by the due date!
Carnegie Mellon ECE Capstone, Spring 2021 | Ishita Kumar, Ishita Sinha, Kushagra Sharma