VisionTrack Turret - Day 1: Getting Eyes on the Project

Today I started building my VisionTrack Turret!

I began by connecting a webcam and using Python + OpenCV to detect objects. I had some issues getting the camera window to stay open, but I learned that testing each part separately makes debugging much easier.

I got OpenCV to detect yellow objects, draw a box around them, and calculate their X and Y coordinates.

These coordinates will eventually tell the turret which direction to move.

Next, I want to connect the vision system to the turret and get it moving based on what the camera sees!