Zina’s Status Report 2/24/24

This ended up being a very busy week for me, so I got a bit behind on my scheduled deliverables. I did create a lot clips of traffic camera footage using live camera feeds online so that Ankita could begin testing the object detection code. I made sure to find footage taken by cameras at a variety of angles, so that we can test our algorithm in many different situations. Additionally, I did some research on PCB design software and wrote out a detailed set of rules for how the Arduino should control light timings.

For the next week, I will be focused on getting our custom PCB designed so that we can eventually connect the traffic light circuit (TLC) to the Raspberry Pi. It will take a couple weeks to print, which is why we want to get it ordered before spring break. After that, I will be breadboarding the mockup TLC with red, yellow, and green LEDs. That way, I can test out my Arduino code and ensure that there is minimal latency between desired and actual light changes. I will also order the addressable LEDs that we decided on.