Homemade GPS Receiver
This is relevant to both the monarch butterfly tracking project and the drones project. The goal would be to attempt to build a highly accurate GPS receiver from scratch, and then potentially modify the circuitry to improve efficiency and compactness to suit the needs of a broad range of projects.
Relevant Links:
Circuitry and Open Source Code by Andrew Holmes: http://www.holmea.demon.co.uk/GPS/Main.htm
Circuitry and Open Source Code for Real Time Kinematic GPS by Takasu/Yasuda of Tokyo University: http://gpspp.sakura.ne.jp/rtklib/rtklib_beagleboard.htm
People
- Ayah Almousa
- Ahmed Saif
Tasks
- Understanding FPGAs
Resources for FPGAs: Physics 623 Guide 1, Physics 623 Guide 2, How to Design an FPGA from Scratch
- Learning to Program in C
Resources: CProgramming.com, MIT OCW