From both professors, I have gotten the impression that the project is intended to demonstrate that I learned something. So, rather than worry about the scale, I’ve decided to combine the two projects into a super-project.
Not to say it won’t still be quality work. I just as soon do both together than to risk doing one project poorly.
So, what will I be doing?
- Embedding a camera, RGB LED, LilyPad Arduino, a mode switch, and an xBee onto a canvas.
- Connecting an xBee to my netbook, Spinnel.
- Creating a touch and look modes.
- Having Spinnel react to the actions.
The touch mode will use conductive thread embroidered into the canvas. When the user touches it, the node will activate and do a specific task.
In look mode, the camera will take pictures. These photos will be sent to Spinnel for processing. Using OpenCV library, a series of movements will be interpreted as a gesture and the system will activate an event based on this action.
So, why can I combine these projects? Well, a lot of it comes down to the size of the project. In A.I. many people are doing something that could be done in a couple weeks, like programming a game-playing algorithm. Because I’ve decided on a more advanced topic, I get a lot more flexibility in how and with what tools I approach it with.
Now, it’s just a matter of getting the time to do it.
