Date of Completion
Fall 12-9-2016
Campus Location
Marietta
Document Type
Capstone
Chair
Lance Crimm, M.S.E.E., P.E.
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Kami Anderson, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisor
Theodore Grosch, Ph.D.
Faculty Representative
Hai Ho, Ph.D.
Abstract
A small, existing radar unit lacked the ability to automatically store the data it was receiving, which made its use clunky and cumbersome. A system was constructed to allow an on-board microprocessor to track distance traveled, and automatically store the data output from the radar unit to a portable memory unit for later data processing. Distance traveled is determined using a specially designed mobile cart, which electronically converts the rotation of a wheel into an electrical signal while also providing stability for taking accurate radar measurements. The output data from the radar unit is stored as a properly-formatted sound file to allow for immediate data analysis.
Included in
Electromagnetics and Photonics Commons, Other Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons, Signal Processing Commons, Systems and Communications Commons, VLSI and Circuits, Embedded and Hardware Systems Commons