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After a great initial design, and planning, the team realised that an initial test set-up was needed. Although we had a final design in mind, a prototype testing apparatus would allow us to set-up the sensors and get the electrical and software components fully functional before the final installation. The testing set-up would just needContinue reading “Prototype 1: The first step”

In terms of mechanical design, the project took some what of a pivot. Since the sensors and the detection part was not complete, this limited the scope and mechanism of the mechanical component of the project. Rather than having a automated removal of the clothing, instead two different concepts where looked at. A easy toContinue reading “Mechanical Design update”

Attempt 1 We were able to find a dataset composed of close up images of different types of fabrics. We decided to train a deep learning network to classify the type of fabric given such an input. As a starting point, we decided we want to classify between 3 different types – cotton, polyester, andContinue reading “Computer Vision”

Today, we hooked up the spectral sensor to Arduino Uno through i2c connection and recorded the outputted spectral colour values for 3 different types of textiles (cotton, polyester, wool), while controlling the distance of the textile from the sensor, the lighting (natural), and recorded 3 trials for each. The colour of the material has anContinue reading “NIR/VIS Sensor Data Testing”

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible to your approach. — Tony Robbins. We came together and made a game plan for the project. The photodiode we had ordered last term is not giving a response – we suspect it is broken. A quick look at Digikey gave way to an unfortunate realization…the sensorContinue reading “New year, new us”