Build the Next Generation of GPS Receivers · ios which span from low power to ro-bust localization...
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Distributed Computing Prof. R. Wattenhofer BA/MA/SA/Group/Lab: Build the Next Generation of GPS Receivers In the early days of GPS, receivers were expensive, large, heavy, and power hungry. While hardware and network capabilities have changed radically, receiver design has not been revo- lutionized for decades. Also, the application scenarios for GPS have evolved. However, there are still applications to which there is no practical receiver solution. We have been working on a drasti- cally different GPS receiver design. In theory, the power consumption is lower than for standard GPS receivers. Also, non line of sight performance should be improved over conventional receivers. In order to compare the real world ad- vantages of our idea, we want to build a hardware receiver prototype. The method allows for massively simplified GPS receivers that can be tailored to different application scenar- ios which span from low power to ro- bust localization in non line of sight scenarios. Depending on your interests, we can adapt the focus of your thesis and allow for projects of different size and focus. Requirements: Creativity and hardware prototyping skills are advantageous. A basic understanding of signal processing is required. The student(s) should be able to work inde- pendently on this topic! Interested? Please contact us for more details! Contacts • Pascal Bissig: [email protected], ETZ G61.3 • Laura Peer: [email protected], ETZ G64.1
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Distributed Computing
Prof. R. WattenhoferBA/MA/SA/Group/Lab:
Build the Next Generation of GPS Receivers
In the early days of GPS, receivers were expensive, large, heavy, and power hungry. Whilehardware and network capabilities have changed radically, receiver design has not been revo-lutionized for decades. Also, the application scenarios for GPS have evolved. However, thereare still applications to which there is no practical receiver solution.
We have been working on a drasti-cally different GPS receiver design. Intheory, the power consumption is lowerthan for standard GPS receivers. Also,non line of sight performance should beimproved over conventional receivers.In order to compare the real world ad-vantages of our idea, we want to builda hardware receiver prototype.
The method allows for massivelysimplified GPS receivers that can betailored to different application scenar-ios which span from low power to ro-bust localization in non line of sight scenarios. Depending on your interests, we can adaptthe focus of your thesis and allow for projects of different size and focus.
Requirements: Creativity and hardware prototyping skills are advantageous. A basicunderstanding of signal processing is required. The student(s) should be able to work inde-pendently on this topic!
Interested? Please contact us for more details!
Contacts
• Pascal Bissig: [email protected], ETZ G61.3
• Laura Peer: [email protected], ETZ G64.1
