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 ====== Smart gas metering with computer vision  ======
-//by Luca Alexander Fröhling (30588), Til Scholz (?) and Alice Peter (?)//
+//by Luca Alexander Fröhling (30588), Til Scholz (?) and Alice Peter (30828)//
 ====== 1. Introduction  ======
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 ==== 1.2 Why should we use smart meters?  ====
 Smart gas meters are considered to be a superior choice than traditional ones due to various reasons, here below the most relevant ones are listed:
-  * Unordered List ItemReliable and accurate readings: smart gas meters provide real-time data, ensuring precise measurements about gas consuption patterns. As a result, the consumer can rely on those data, making reasoned and efficient decisions on gas usage.
+  * Reliable and accurate readings: smart gas meters provide real-time data, ensuring precise measurements about gas consuption patterns. As a result, the consumer can rely on those data, making reasoned and efficient decisions on gas usage.
-•	Automated reading and billing: this is one of the most radical improvements regarding smart gas meters: relying on traditional ones means depending on human errors due to manual readings and also spend time on taking data. Smart gas meters provide an automatized process, in which readings are transmitted directly to gas providing companies via wireless connection. This leads to more accurate readings, that result in billing acually based on the real gas usage, without estimations.
+  * Automated reading and billing: this is one of the most radical improvements regarding smart gas meters: relying on traditional ones means depending on human errors due to manual readings and also spend time on taking data. Smart gas meters provide an automatized process, in which readings are transmitted directly to gas providing companies via wireless connection. This leads to more accurate readings, that result in billing acually based on the real gas usage, without estimations.
-•	Remote monitoring: remote control ensures quicker and safer detection of gas leaks, anomalies, or any other issue. In this manner, rapid responses can be taken to avoid any gas damage and to avoid emergency situations. Moreover, the customer has access to an online database of his gas consuption pattern, which results in a greater awareness on gas consuption.
+  * Remote monitoring: remote control ensures quicker and safer detection of gas leaks, anomalies, or any other issue. In this manner, rapid responses can be taken to avoid any gas damage and to avoid emergency situations. Moreover, the customer has access to an online database of his gas consuption pattern, which results in a greater awareness on gas consuption.
-•	Improved customer service: gas utility companies have access to the consumer’s data remotely, this can help solve quickly and efficiently issues, but also reduce gas consuption where possible.
+  * Improved customer service: gas utility companies have access to the consumer’s data remotely, this can help solve quickly and efficiently issues, but also reduce gas consuption where possible.
-•	Integration with smart grids: smart gas meter can be connceted to smart grids. These innovative grids provide efficient pricing models, demand-response programs, and load balance. This results in an improved grid management and stability.
+  * Integration with smart grids: smart gas meter can be connceted to smart grids. These innovative grids provide efficient pricing models, demand-response programs, and load balance. This results in an improved grid management and stability.
-•	Energy efficiency and saving: reliable and real-time data make sure customers take informed decisions, additionally gas providers can reduce gas output in areas where possible. This promotes sustainable use of gas resources.
+  * Energy efficiency and saving: reliable and real-time data make sure customers take informed decisions, additionally gas providers can reduce gas output in areas where possible. This promotes sustainable use of gas resources.
 ====== 2 Materials and Methods  ======
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 For the project it was necessary to design a housing for the camera, which should fulfill various functions. The most important two functions were on the one hand a stable and precise alignment of the camera and on the other hand the shadowing of the counter from other, external light sources to prevent possible reflections on the images of the camera.
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