Week 4 labs 2-5

 

  1. Lilly Moore
    2/2/25
    Rob Duarte 


    This section was some research I did to continue moving forward with my first project. 
    Some advice from rob was to check out an xbox motion detecter from school. I will have to do more research as I am not sure how that would work. 

    Would it be possible to have a coding and electronic project where a person is in front of a camera and a projector facing the figure following them with light

    ChatGPT said:
    Chat

    Yes, that's definitely possible! You’d need a setup involving:

  2. Camera for Tracking – A webcam, depth camera (like Kinect or Intel RealSense), or an infrared sensor (like OpenCV with a regular camera).
  3. Computer with Tracking Software – You could use OpenCV (Python or C++) for motion tracking or PoseNet(JavaScript with TensorFlow.js) for body tracking.
  4. Projector for Light Projection – A standard projector connected to a computer, which dynamically adjusts based on the person's position.
  5. Processing Unit – A computer or a microcontroller like a Raspberry Pi (if using lightweight tracking).
  6. Software Logic – A program that:
    • Captures live video feed.
    • Detects the figure’s position.
    • Maps that position to the projected light’s movement.
    • Adjusts the projection in real time.

Possible Implementations:

  • Silhouette Tracking – Projecting a white spotlight or an artistic shape around the detected figure.
  • Pose-Aware Projection – Adjusting colors or shapes based on body posture.
  • Interactive Shadows – Creating an inverse shadow where light moves in the opposite direction of the person.



This week I worked a lot to catch up on labs. Finishing them through lab 5. I caught on so much more after this week. The week prior I was so confused reading the labs and couldn't follow along, but I am in a much better flow now. 


Lab 2






















These were most of the videos and photos I collected. I faced some issues only because I was not connecting the wires to the correct spots. Giving my coordinates of 0 instead of higher numbers. 




































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