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| + | ''Max Justicz'' | ||
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It is the first day of the competition, and I am filled with a sense of inexplicable foreboding. I am not usually pay any mind to such feelings, but I cannot shake the thought that something unnatural stalks the halls of this lab. | It is the first day of the competition, and I am filled with a sense of inexplicable foreboding. I am not usually pay any mind to such feelings, but I cannot shake the thought that something unnatural stalks the halls of this lab. | ||
I will continue to explore, and document my findings here. | I will continue to explore, and document my findings here. | ||
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| − | ''Tuesday, January 7'' | + | '''Tuesday, January 7''' |
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| + | ''Sabrina'' - software | ||
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Goal of today: get ball tracking working. Using a haar cascade approach. But before I can do that, I need to get OpenCV working with the webcam, which is apparently not happening. I installed python-opencv, to have a convenient shell. When I run cam = cv.CaptureFromCAM(ID) or cv2.VideoCapture(ID) I get one of a few errors. Either: | Goal of today: get ball tracking working. Using a haar cascade approach. But before I can do that, I need to get OpenCV working with the webcam, which is apparently not happening. I installed python-opencv, to have a convenient shell. When I run cam = cv.CaptureFromCAM(ID) or cv2.VideoCapture(ID) I get one of a few errors. Either: | ||
VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument | VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument | ||
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I can't figure out how to fix this. The internet doesn't really know. I'm currently follwing the instructions here (http://www.ozbotz.org/opencv-installation/). We'll see if that helps. | I can't figure out how to fix this. The internet doesn't really know. I'm currently follwing the instructions here (http://www.ozbotz.org/opencv-installation/). We'll see if that helps. | ||
| − | Max Justicz | + | ''Max Justicz'' |
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oh god oh god the screaming | oh god oh god the screaming | ||
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| − | ''Thursday, January 8'' | + | '''Thursday, January 8''' |
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| + | ''Sabrina'' | ||
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Max is now Jake. When we asked where Max went, Jake would only say that he had been "processed." Diana swears she saw Jake eat a bug. | Max is now Jake. When we asked where Max went, Jake would only say that he had been "processed." Diana swears she saw Jake eat a bug. | ||
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| + | '''Thursday, January 16''' | ||
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| + | ''Jake'' | ||
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| + | Worked on basic movement software, wiring, etc. Table in the corner might have been eating these: http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/dp/B000EVQWKC | ||
| + | Smell overwhelming; eyes burned painfully. Chemical warfare should be illegal in MASLAB. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:23, 17 January 2014
Monday, January 6
Max Justicz
It is the first day of the competition, and I am filled with a sense of inexplicable foreboding. I am not usually pay any mind to such feelings, but I cannot shake the thought that something unnatural stalks the halls of this lab. I will continue to explore, and document my findings here.
Tuesday, January 7
Sabrina - software
Goal of today: get ball tracking working. Using a haar cascade approach. But before I can do that, I need to get OpenCV working with the webcam, which is apparently not happening. I installed python-opencv, to have a convenient shell. When I run cam = cv.CaptureFromCAM(ID) or cv2.VideoCapture(ID) I get one of a few errors. Either: VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument VIDIOC_QUERYMENU: Invalid argument libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy HIGHGUI ERROR: libv4l unable to ioctl S_FMT libv4l2: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy libv4l1: error setting pixformat: Device or resource busy HIGHGUI ERROR: libv4l unable to ioctl VIDIOCSPICT when the external camera is attached or HIGHGUI ERROR: V4L: device /dev/video0: Unable to query number of channels when I'm only using the internal camera. I can't figure out how to fix this. The internet doesn't really know. I'm currently follwing the instructions here (http://www.ozbotz.org/opencv-installation/). We'll see if that helps.
Max Justicz
oh god oh god the screaming
Thursday, January 8
Sabrina
Max is now Jake. When we asked where Max went, Jake would only say that he had been "processed." Diana swears she saw Jake eat a bug.
Thursday, January 16
Jake
Worked on basic movement software, wiring, etc. Table in the corner might have been eating these: http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-Sugarless-5-Pound/dp/B000EVQWKC Smell overwhelming; eyes burned painfully. Chemical warfare should be illegal in MASLAB.
