facetrack

A Simple Arduino project that uses the camera (python script) to turn coordinates into degrees for servos attached to an arduino and turn on a water pump to spray water. (Turret)

Hardware Requirements

• Arduino board
• 4 servo motors (horizontal, vertical and 2 servo's to turn the pump on/off)
• LED
• Webcam
• USB cable for Arduino connection
• Water pump
• Breadboard if you don't have an Arduino sensor board

Pin Configuration

• horservo: Pin 8
• verservo: Pin 7
• LED: Pin 6
• servo_on: Pin 5
• servo_off: Pin 4

Software Requirements

• Python 3.x
• OpenCV (cv2)
• pyserial
• Arduino IDE

Installation

1. Install the required Python packages:

pip install opencv-python pyserial

2. Upload the Arduino sketch (facetrack.ino) to your Arduino board using the Arduino IDE.

3. Connect the hardware according to the pin configuration.

4. Update the ARDUINO_PORT in facerec.py to match your Arduino's port.

Usage

1. Connect the Arduino to your computer.

2. Run the Python script:

python facerec.py

3. The system will:

   • Initialize the camera and Arduino connection
   • Display the camera feed
   • Control the servos to track detected faces
   • Turn on the water pump to spray water when a face is detected.

4. ctrl + c to quit

Camera Settings

• Resolution: 640x480