Project Log

Date Log
13th of March, 2014 I had my second meeting with my academic supervisor. Before this I had one meeting with my supervisor, Dr. Mano and my industry mentor. In that meeting we introduced each other and discussed the project and its requirements. In this meeting we also only discussed the project requirements, and the steps to be taken. We also decided on having meetings every Thursday.
20th of March, 2014 Had another meeting with supervisor. In this meeting, I was told to start researching on license plate detection methods.
27th of March, 2014 I did some research on detection methods throughout the week. Had another meeting on this day and showed my supervisor my progress.
3rd of April, 2014 The research continued throughout the week. I also attended a few tutorials at the university to start learning OpenCV. Had another meeting on this day and showed my supervisor my progress. The supervisor told me he is not available for a months time.
8th of May, 2014 For the past month I was learning basics of image processing. I also started experimenting with OpenCV and license plate detection methods. Had another meeting on this day and showed my supervisor my progress. Today I also had my introductory seminar. I talked about my project and its goals. I also showed some of the experiments which I had been doing.
15th of May, 2014 I have made good progress on the detection algorithm. Had another meeting on this day and showed my supervisor my progress. A couple of days ago I also had a meeting with my industry mentor. I showed him my progress and discussed the next steps of the project.
10th of July, 2014 The project's progress had a major downfall during the past few weeks. This is due to an unfortunate event that took place. I had another meeting on this day and told my supervisor how my progress has been affected. I will now continue to work on my algorithms but the progress is slow.
17th of July, 2014 I have been trying to recover the time lost. I did some experiments with license plate segmentation methods. Had another meeting on this day and showed my supervisor my progress.
24th of July, 2014 I am slowly getting back on track. I have started implementing my segmentation algorithm. Had another meeting on this day and showed my supervisor my progress.
7th of August, 2014 In today's meeting I was told I have a mid-year seminar next week. Me and my supervisor discussed what I should prepare and present next week.
14th of August, 2014 In the past week I did more on my segmentation algorithm and I also prepared for the seminar today. I presented today, and I gave a talk about my approach to license plate detection and segmentation. My supervisor told me he will not be available till at least 21st of September.
21st of August, 2014 Time is running very short. However, I have finalized my detection algorithm. I found errors in my segmentation approach so I am currently working on that.
28th of August, 2014 I am still working on my segmentation algorithm. I also did some tests using my detection algorithm and worked on my report.
4th of September, 2014 I have been coding for the past week. Still trying to get my algorithms completed. Other university work is also piling up.
11th of September, 2014 I have nearly finished the segmentation algorithm. I have been doing several tests using images to ensure the algorithm performs well. I am also working on my report, which is currently lacking content.
18th of September, 2014 I have a few weeks left to finish the project. The time is going very fast. I still have to research and implement character recognition. I got caught up with other university assignments and tests, so the I could not make much progress.
25th of September, 2014 I have finalized my segmentation algorithm and have done tests using it. I am now starting the character recognition algorithm. I also did some work on the report.
2nd of October, 2014 Thankfully I came up with a simple but effective method of character recognition. I have some coding still left to do. I have been working on the report as well, but not much attention has been given to it yet.
9th of October, 2014 I have completed all three algorithms. I have also done the experiments I needed to do. However, the report needs a lot of work to be done on it.
16th of October, 2014 Today I had a brief meeting with my supervisor. I was told I have my final seminar presentation next week. I discussed with my supervisor about my report and how I should present for next week. I am currently working hard on the report.
23rd of October, 2014 Today I presented my final seminar. In this seminar I covered my character recognition algorithm. Also today I was told the final report is due next Tuesday. I am still working hard to finish the report.
28th of October, 2014 I have finished my report and the project is complete. I will be submitting the report and other resources shortly. The project was very challenging but I can conclude it was successful. I learnt a lot and also gained good experience of various things.