Oogle: Shopping Assistant For
the Blind
Group Members
- Saurav
Chatterjee
- sauravc@cs.washington.edu
- Saurav has experience working with hardware and embedded
systems. He is also currently doing research in computer vision.
- Please see personal home page
for more information.
Group Rationale
A couple of paragraphs giving the reasons why you decided to work
together and why you think it will be a fruitful collaboration. Provide
a meeting
plan for the quarter (i.e., show that your schedules are compatible and
you
will be able to all meet together for at least 10 hours a week, as
needed, especially covering TTh after 2:30).
In addition, explain how your work habits are compatible, a list of the
other classes in which you may have previously worked together, and a
list of both of your skills and why they are
appropriate/compatible/complimentary for the kind of project you are
interested in.
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How your schedules are compatible?
Andrew:
I have classes from 9:30-11
MWF, and 477 on TuTh; other than that, I'm pretty flexible about when
we get together, although I prefer later in the day so I can work.
Saurav:
I have CSE451 (OS) at 11:30-12:30
MWF, and 1:30-2:30
Th. I am also taking 3 credits of research. I’m really
flexible with meeting times, and also prefer working later in the day.
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How
your work habits are compatible?
Andrew:
I
like to plan out, set short-ranged goals; I also work well under
pressure, and generally my short term goals leave a large chunk of work
towards the end. However, I'm flexible to other approaches if the other
partner is motivated to work differently, and want to be sure I carry
my fair share of the
load.
Saurav:
I
like to plan out short-term goals as well. However, I do find
myself going on marathon coding runs when a particular project is
interesting. I have noticed that I either work at 100mph or
5mph. I am seldom found in the middle.
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List both of your skills and why they are
appropriate/compatible/complimentary for the kind of project you are
interested in.
Andrew:
I
am most proficient in the software side of things, and have a strong
interest and theoretical understanding of the hardware side, but less
experience. We know we will need someone to deal with the operating
system and software interfacing side of things, and I am confident I
lead us through whatever we need in that department. I know Gaetano was
concerned you hadn't taken OS yet; I've completed that course and did
very well. For the most part I am interested in using RFID to make
processes more efficient with a lower cost. I'm also interested in ways
that RFID can simply solve problems that would otherwise be much more
challenging.
Saurav:
I
am a respectable java programmer and am familiar with C/C++.
Embedded systems is my strongest point, but I have been focusing more
on software as of late. I am pretty good at thinking about
problems in the hardware space. I have experience making circuit
boards, with sensor and analog circuits to programming microcontrollers
and interfacing them with java programs, (I have also taken
networking). I feel with Andrew’s Linux skills and my hardware
knowledge, we will be able to confidently approach problems from
several angles.
Project Ideas
List two or three separate ideas
for a capstone project, at least
one of these (if not more) should be from the list provided on the
first day
of class. For any project not on that
list, please provide relevant
experience that either one or both of you have on the relevant
technologies.
Andrew:
I
know we're interested in Oogle and Hermes. I had my own ideas relating
to ID'ing music, but that sounds less interesting after considering
Oogle more carefully. I do still like the idea of using RFID technology
in a restaurant environment, but I'm prepared to say we'll do one of
the two above. If the other group definitely does Hermes, then Oogle is
fine with me, and I think we can do it well.
Saurav:
I have been researching several ideas for quite some time now. I
have contacted both Lauren Saint (Hermes) and Chuck Ely (Oogle) of the
industrial design course to develop a concrete understanding of their
projects.
We
are also considering customizable dining menus.
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(Last Update: 03/28/04
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