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Auto White Balance Experiment

Ethan Tovell edited this page Jan 13, 2018 · 5 revisions

The experiment was to determine how auto white balance affects Trackerbox2, and what cameras are best at tracking with auto white balance on.

There are 2 types of camera's tested:

  • Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000
  • Official Pi Ribbon Camera Model 2.0

With the Pi Ribbon Camera, Trackerbox2 was able to track the Power Cube until it took up about 60% of the screen, then it was unable to reliably track the cube. It also was running at ~5.5 fps and a latency of 1.5 Seconds. It was about the size of a Nickel

With the Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000, It was able to track the Power Cube until it took up the entire screen. It was able to track the entire time. It was running at ~4.8 fps and a latency of 1.5 Seconds. It was the size of a usb life camera Life camera.

Questions: -Prefer Distance of tracking vs. Size/type of connection of Camera -How close does fab need to track up to

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