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5/1/06
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All documentation is finished. All code has been commented and finalizes.
The code, documentation, video, images, and other content are available
for download on my website.
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4/29/06
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My project is finished and has been presented to the class. Now I must finish
my documentation and package it all for Dr. Pankratz. I will defend my project
to my CS professors as my last task as a CS senior at St. Norbert.
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4/21/06
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For the last month I have been working on refining the track detection algorithm and
making the point generation function run smoother. I have also been converting all
psets (draw an image pixel by pixel) to Professor Blahnik's ShowImage function in
converts.dll. I have been functioning off code and attempting to merge redundant functions
into one function. I have also been trying to eliminate as much code as possible to
speed up my algorithms. This has been successful so far as i have eliminated about
one third of the total code size and shrunk it even further after functioning.
With the presentation approaching I am putting it all together (motion detection, track
identification, video processing, and track processing) and creating output. So far I
have had a mess of inexplicable errors and crashes, but I have been able to resolve them
as I get them.
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3/20/06
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After consulting with Professor Blahnik, a number of new ideas were envisioned.
Professor Blahnik and I discussed the problems associated with my project and
determined that the scope would have to be altered. After discussing it with Dr.
Pankratz, we have decided I will now focus on dealing with an area of the track
that the camera does not have difficulty with.
I am nearly finished developing the track detection initialization that allows the user
to click his/her way through the track and define what sections of track can link to another.
The application will allow a user to auto link track points as they advance through the track
and it will also allow for manual creation of a link. I am currently working on the algorithm
to automatically fill the gaps in between the track points.
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Week Four: 2/12/06 - 2/18/06
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I met again with Dr. Pankratz and he proposed a way of learning
the track that involved user input similar to what Colleen Koranda
did in her senior project to "cut" out a piece of an image. The user
clicks a series of dots which the program will connect as a logical
track. To do this I need to learn how to do two things: 1) get the pixel
coordinates of where the user clicked on the picture, 2) draw a small circle
around where the user clicked.
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Week Three: 2/5/06 - 2/11/06
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I met with Dr. Pankratz to discuss my color segmentation
algorithm. We refined it and made significant improvement
to its performance.
To identify a train I am going to use an pink colored
identification sticker that will make the trains stand out.
Color segmentation will be used to smooth the orange range
and eliminate noise.
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Week Two: 1/29/06 - 2/4/06
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This week i got my keys to the PAC from Dr. Pankratz. He
showed me how to operate the CCR manually and showed me the
resources I have available to me at the PAC. I have been
researching several algorithms to help me accomplish my task.
Among these are edge detection, blurring, color segmentation,
and motion detection. I need to come up with a realistic way
of mounting my webcam over the CCR to allow for optimal
visibility.
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Week One: 1/22/06 - 1/28/06
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- Received project description from Dr. Pankratz
- Received webcam from Dr. Pankratz
- Received webcam code from Dr. Blahnik
- Set up webcam equipment and experimented with code
- Designed website
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