Project Proposal

We present a set-top-box of the future capable of allowing a user to interact with a TV show of their choice to make the television viewing experience more interactive and immersive. 

We will develop a system that is synchronized with sequences in a movie or a pre-recorded sports game and integrate physical aspects such as lighting, haptic feedback and synthesized sound effects so that the entire room is activated when an appropriate context-aware video signal is received. 

The Immersive Ambience application will deliver a rich viewing in a way we can merge the virtual and the real world while demonstrating the power of the platform.

Work Completed so far:

Week 1 (24-31 Oct)  :

1. Installed linux, OpenCV libraries on the Beagle Board. Started with video tagging.

2. Generated the files which store the overlay data for each video( to be stored on the cloud). 

3. Interfaced Wiimote with the laptop to use it as a remote.

Week 2 (1-8 Nov):

1. Master Slave communication setup for the haptic vest and the light controller.

2. Research on components : Vibrators, Solenoids, Led strips

3. Developed the initial working model of the haptic vest.

Parts used:

1    1. Beagle Board: As the set top box connected to the TV 

          Beagle Board XM

Beagle Board Xm

      2. Mbed: As slave devices for the haptic vest, light control and sound control

          Mbed sparkfun link

Mbed  Controller

3. Vibrating Motors: Used in the haptic vest to provide feedback when simulating gunshot events.
   Digikey Link for the motors

Vibrating Motor

 Led Strip: Used to provide lightning effects in the room to enhance the experience.
Sparkfun link