Project number
16060
Organization
ViaSat Inc.
Academic year
2016-2017
The demand for improvements in vehicle navigation and automation can exceed the capabilities of GPS, which is not always available. The goal of this project is to evaluate the use of radar for vehicle navigation in GPS-deprived environments.
The navigation system designed by the team integrates two ViaSat radar modules with a student-designed mounting system, interfacing circuit board, and system to collect data for postprocessing. In postprocessing, the system calculates instantaneous velocities from the collected data and uses those velocities to infer the navigation of the vehicle.
The radar-based vehicle navigation system could operate when GPS is unavailable, and if used in conjunction with GPS could lead to more precise and accurate vehicle navigation systems.
The navigation system designed by the team integrates two ViaSat radar modules with a student-designed mounting system, interfacing circuit board, and system to collect data for postprocessing. In postprocessing, the system calculates instantaneous velocities from the collected data and uses those velocities to infer the navigation of the vehicle.
The radar-based vehicle navigation system could operate when GPS is unavailable, and if used in conjunction with GPS could lead to more precise and accurate vehicle navigation systems.