PATHS-UP Digital Scholars Young Scholars 2023

 

 1. What were some of the things you did to prepare for the young scholars program?  I had prepared by making sure I was on top of what the camp was expecting from me. I knew it was going to be a tough cam so I read all about the topics it would teach me on. 2.  What are your thoughts on the final project? The project required much effort in order to get it to a finished state. Collaboration between partners was the key to success. In the end though I am satisfied on how the project had turned out.  3. Picture of a tour. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-1-XM1d1FJ_h3bVtWPZ51JXNdo9nkR5Y/v iew?usp=drivesdk This area featured workshop tools and items. Students would create objects through wood and 3D printing. They would even create simple machines out of wood with gears.

  1. What were some of the things you did to prepare for the Young Scholars Program? -      The Young Scholars Program seemed like an intimidating program that would bestow large workloads on me and push me intellectually. In order to prepare for this program, I touched up on my programming skills as I read that I would be utilizing them. I also slept good in order to be fully functional for my first day in the program. 2. What are your thoughts on your final project? -       I believe that the final project that my group and I are working on is a device that if implemented and expanded with the proper resources, can mimic and even surpass current health and fitness watches such as the Apple Watch. It has many features that are tailored to the wellbeing of its user and encourages them to pursue a healthy lifestyle while constantly monitoring their health for any dangerous vitals. 3. What were your opinions on Week Three? -     ...

1. What did you do for your project and what are your thoughts on them?     I worked mainly on warning systems to improve the safety of the user. I first made a fall detector, which senses if you may have fallen and asks if you are okay, where if you say no or you don't answer for 10 seconds it sends a warning to the serial monitor that says a person may have fallen. I also added a detector to sense if the user has an abnormal blood pressure or oxygen level, and displays a warning.  2. What did you do for week three?     I mainly worked on the final project which was described above. In addition to that, I also went to tour the OEDK at Rice, where many of the engineering equipment and tools were. Lastly, we also learned more about computer vision with a guest speaker, where we looked at the different aspects of computer vision, as well as the many challenges faced when using it. 

1. What are your first thoughts on the projects that you have been working on? I think that the projects we have done were great ways to demonstrate the capabilities of each of the gadgets. For example, the Bluetooth attachment on the Tinyscreen+ really showed how much you can do with such a small chip, even being able to get the notifications sent to your phone. Furthermore, I really enjoyed learning more about python. I especially liked the deep learning program, which showed a fully trained machine learning program and just how accurate it is. Overall, the projects have been a fun way to learn new things and reinforce the things I already know.  2. What are you most looking forward to for week three? Include thoughts on what your final project will be. I am most looking forward to all of the different final projects people have made, and all the creative ways people put each of them together. Regarding my project, I wanted to do something related to sending a call for help using...

  1. What are you first thoughts on the projects that you have been working on?     Me and my partner for the final project, Justin Xu, are currently beginning the code for our final TinyScreen+ watch. It is proving to be difficult as we are trying to go above and beyond with our idea, however, with our coding prowess, we will be able to overcome our current stump and create an incredible device. In addition, we worked on code that would enable us to utilize computer vision and machine learning to make the computer identify objects, and I thought that was really amazing. 2. What are you most looking forward to for week three?     I am really looking forward to going to O-Deck during week 3. Additionally, I am really excited to complete the code for our final TinyScreen watch, as that is the focus of our final project. Lastly, I am looking forward to the amazing food offered here at Rice University next week.