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UMass CampusVision. Stephan Adams Ghaida Al- Jermozi Jessica Lau Daniel Smith. Motivation. What is happening now around campus?. Architecture. Motivation. Overview. Requirements. Plan. 1. Project Goals. Collect Pictures of Locations Near Real Time Uploading of Pictures
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UMass CampusVision Stephan Adams Ghaida Al-Jermozi Jessica Lau Daniel Smith
Motivation What is happening now around campus? Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 1
Project Goals • Collect Pictures of Locations • Near Real Time Uploading of Pictures • Internet Access to Pictures Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 2
Available Solutions Webcam Google Trike DIY Street View Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 3
Why would you view these pictures? (Mark all that apply) Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 3
Proposed Solution • Small backpack mounted device • Autonomously takes images on campus • Follows where the people are • Automatically uploads images over campus wireless network • Build web interface to store and display images Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 4
System Block Diagram Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 5
System Requirements: Hardware • Portable: comfortably carried on backpack • Size: Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 6
System Requirements: Hardware • Portable: comfortably carried on backpack • Size: Ideally not larger than pack of cards • Weight: Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 6
System Requirements: Hardware • Portable: comfortably carried on backpack • Size: Ideally not larger than pack of cards • Weight: Not heavier than can of soda • Battery: • All day use • Rechargeable • Manual on-off switch • Weather proof Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 6
Device Block Diagram Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 7
Component Selection Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 8
System Requirements: Software • Interface: Map • Support simultaneously active devices • Filter and sort images according to quality • Provide database of collected images • System will eliminate images taken in undesirable areas Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 9
Server Block Diagram Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 10
Component Price GPS $25 Wireless $30 Compass $20 Camera $30 CPU $5 Battery $20 PCB $5 Total $135 Per Unit Cost Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 11
Design Challenges • Interfaces • Camera • Wireless • Map API • Maintaining a Reliable Wireless Connection • Uploading pictures to server • Managing Image collection • Quality • Storage size • Privacy Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 12
Project Roadmap Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 13
MDR Action Items MDR Goal: Deal with troublesome interfaces first! • We will demonstrate the ability to: • Acquire an image from the camera using the embedded system • Send image data over internet using embedded wireless module • Receive and display the uploaded image on a host computer Architecture Motivation Overview Requirements Plan 14
Conclusion • Comprehensive near real-time view of campus • Applications • Campus changes over time • Virtual tour • Research • Computer Science department collaboration • UMass Diesel • Digital Forensics 15
What kind of pictures would you be interested in?(Mark all that apply)
Which of these displays would be acceptable?(Mark all that apply)
Would you be willing to rate pictures based on how good you find them?
How intrusive of a device would you wear? (Mark all that apply)