Team11: Reality Translator
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Risks and Mitigation Strategies

  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Risks Mitigation
    Texts are too blurry Sharple the image and filter out the noise before image processing
    Size of text is too small Make user understand limitations
    Low contrast between background and text Increase the contrast during image processing
    Filtering/Processingn images takes too long Don't filter
    Porting OCR libraries to Java may not work Write own OCR, modify an existing app
    Speed of OCR Send it off to the cloud
    Word by word translation might translate out of context Send it off to another app/Google translate
    Dictionary Library unable to be found Make own dictionary library
    UI not intuitive enough Fix UI
    Bluetooth does not get detected Use WiFi
    Latency of data transfer via bluetooth Use WiFi, change format
    Bluetooth transmission Use WiFi
  • Risks Mitigation
    Transmission to the phone (data size, bandwidth) Compress image to JPEG
    Camera interface with glasses Testing with the splitter and add different chips as needed
    Glasses double vision Include user manual detailing how to use the product and to set optimal distance from eyes
    Glasses too heavy/bulky after putting on all the component Replace components, Redesign EVKs into single PCB
    Battery life of glasses not useful for practical use Contact company, change to rechargeable Li-ion battery
    connection of Bluetooth can't be established Use WiFi
    Can't use glasses without remote control Take apart remote control
    Camera too heavy/large, FOV not large enough Buy another camera
    Intermediary components don't work Buy new components

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