Weekly Progress Report #5

Weekly Progress Report #5
Adnan Khan and Noah Borel
11/22/15

Progress:
- Began work on code to object track based on sequential frame difference:
  -  Captures two images one after the other.
  -  Convert each frame from RGB (color image) to gray scale (black and white image) for absolute difference openCV function.
  -  Finds the absolute difference between the images: Purpose is to find what has changed between the frames. Threshold image is produced with only moving object frames represented by white pixels.

What I still have to do:
   -  Use blur function to make the threshold image clearer and more defined. Second threshold image produced.
   -  Middle of located object used for tracking. Bounding rectangle used around object's sides farthest from middle point.
   -  Display text and x and y position of object in frame.


Problems:
-  Parts of the code are confusing and hard to understand. It takes time to identify and research each line of code that is not understood. However, overall, the structure of the object tracking program is comprehended.

Plan:
-  Complete the object tracking with sequential frame difference program. This included the steps under "What I still have to do" in the progress section above.