Current Progress
- Pose detection and correction sub-section completed: Completed pose comparison algorithm for all the poses
- Tested and tuned parameters of five out of the six yoga poses
- Received the monitors and two way mirror sheet. Tested the smart mirror with the mirror sheet and monitors. The results are pretty good, we can see the monitor’s display quite clearly through the two way mirror. However, since the sheet is thin, the reflection of the person gets blurred as the person moves further from the mirror. So, while we think this is a good back up option, we want to try the acrylic mirror and pick the best of the two. We ordered the acrylic mirror which we will be able to test after spring break and finalize our hardware.
- The pose correction algorithm can identify which parts of the body have errors and what needs to be done to fix them, which will help the error rendering sub-system.
Challenges
- The major upcoming challenges our team will face are related to translating the corrections generated from our completed Pose Correction component into visually and auditorily helpful corrective suggestions for users of the final product.
- We currently associate each possible pose error with a text description on the backend but will need to find an extendable and flexible way to translate these into the visual and auditory feedback users receive to make sure the use case/design requirements addressing usability are satisfied
- We also need to complete the actual hardware integration and try out using the higher-quality acrylic mirror
Timeline
- Our original timeline expected hardware assembly for the mirror itself to be completed by now, but using one of our scheduled-in slack weeks before spring break, we are still on track with our original timeline.
- We should complete hardware setup of the mirror and camera by the end of the week and begin working on the mirror-camera coordination as the next major task for the following week
New tools for Sub-Systems
- Mirror Hardware System: Table saw, Wood glue, Nails, Sandpaper, Drill, Framing square
- Mirror UI: Magic Mirror library, tkinter
Next Steps
- The acrylic mirror should arrive within the next week, so we are aiming to finish the hardware assembly for the mirror.
- The rest of the poses for our Pose Correction component still need to be tested with the parameters for the Downward Dog pose especially needing a lot of tuning as the angles we specified are slightly too strict.
- The Mirror UI and mapping component is our next major software component after we wrap up the Pose Correction algorithm and according to our Gantt chart, we are planning to start working on the error display component next week.