Current Status of Project:
This week our group researched the software side of this project. We explored more in depth what it would take for each of our solutions to work. It seems quite inconceivable that we will use a video solution, simply because XBox Kinect and Dartfish are too expensive, not portable, and not easy enough for a physician to grasp quickly. We compared some android software development platforms including Android SDK in Eclipse and MIT app inventor. We found the MIT app inventor to be easier to learn and more intuitive, since it was easier to translate from code to phone and also utilized “block coding”. Thus we learned some of the basics of programming android phones using the MIT app inventor by building blocks.
Also, we completed our website. Our website is located at http://chartonia.weebly.com/. The name Chartonia is our company name, standing for Charles, Tony, Olivia (pronounced “shar-toe-nee-ah”).
We have also contacted Dr. Thoroughman about a force transducer and he has found a spare one for us to use.
Work Planned for Next Week:
We will be meeting with Dr. Thoroughman and testing out the force transducer that he will allow us to use from his lab on Monday. This will not only give us an idea of what we might want to look for in a force transducer, but also how we should expect the hardware to transmit data to the smartphone or the computer. We will continue our work in exploring the best potential solution for our device simultaneously on the hardware and software side.
Anything needed from Client or TA before work can progress:
Nothing at the moment.
This week our group researched the software side of this project. We explored more in depth what it would take for each of our solutions to work. It seems quite inconceivable that we will use a video solution, simply because XBox Kinect and Dartfish are too expensive, not portable, and not easy enough for a physician to grasp quickly. We compared some android software development platforms including Android SDK in Eclipse and MIT app inventor. We found the MIT app inventor to be easier to learn and more intuitive, since it was easier to translate from code to phone and also utilized “block coding”. Thus we learned some of the basics of programming android phones using the MIT app inventor by building blocks.
Also, we completed our website. Our website is located at http://chartonia.weebly.com/. The name Chartonia is our company name, standing for Charles, Tony, Olivia (pronounced “shar-toe-nee-ah”).
We have also contacted Dr. Thoroughman about a force transducer and he has found a spare one for us to use.
Work Planned for Next Week:
We will be meeting with Dr. Thoroughman and testing out the force transducer that he will allow us to use from his lab on Monday. This will not only give us an idea of what we might want to look for in a force transducer, but also how we should expect the hardware to transmit data to the smartphone or the computer. We will continue our work in exploring the best potential solution for our device simultaneously on the hardware and software side.
Anything needed from Client or TA before work can progress:
Nothing at the moment.