Computer Systems Senior Project

Winter 2003

This senior project involved participation in the IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition (CSIDC). Students taking this course developed an embedded GPS using a microcontroller and custom printed circuit board. Students were required to integrate the hardware and software into a handheld embedded system.

Team	Project	Project Photograph
GNOT John Robinson Michael Jauptman Peter Odenwalder Richard Holden	Wireless network navigator Acquire information about a user's location to configure configure a wireless network.
SuperWinners Ren Weidman Stephen Markham James Shields	VirtualFence GPS based pet containment system.
Kalonji Brian Kramp Chuck Crandall Ryan Halterman Scott McMillan	GPS Tour Guide Provide a PDA assisted tour guide for tourist attractions, campus settings, cities, and other attractions.
Compsys4 Jeff Deaton Jeremy Goold Jeffrey Brown Ryan Ricks	GPS Vehicle Tracking and Reporting Provide a small, embedded GPS device that records the position, speed, and time of a vehicle.
GlobalVision Chad Burrup David Christensen Clint Hilton Johnny Chang	GPS-based audio guidance system Provide audio directional commands to the blind or disabled based on the position and direction of travel obtained by an embedded GPS receiver.
LostAndFound Benjamin Dean Shawn Stanger Eric Quist Jarom Nelson	Theme park group tracker Embedded GPS device for tracking people within a theme park or other confined campus location.

   

The GlobalVision team was selected as an alternate to the CSIDC finals in Washington D.C.