Student research opportunities
Range measurements using Software Defined Radio
Project Code: CECS_948
This project is available at the following levels:
Engn4200, Engn R&D, Summer Scholar
Please note that this project is only for undergraduate students.
Supervisor:
Dr Changbin (Brad) YuOutline:
Software Defined Radio (SDR) is a state of the art technology in the field of communication and in recent years, SDR-based studies are blooming in both academic and industrial area. This technology aims to minimize the amount of specialized hardware required and implementing the majority of components (and hence the desired functionality) in software, making low-cost communication solutions a reality. We are interested in implementing communication algorithms and building up prototypes on SDRs. Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) based and Received Signal Strength (RSS) based localization systems have been developed using multiple SDRs.
As new attempts, we are interested in obtaining range measurements under various principles (e.g. time of arrival, round trip, etc.) and implement these possible solutions using SDRs. You will be able to understand which solution suits the SDR platform and gives the best performance through getting involved in studying and implementing algorithms on the SDR platform.
It will be co-supervised by a PhD candidate: Junming (Jamie) Wei
Goals of this project
The student is to implement proposed range measurement solutions on SDRs. The application of the work will be to localize or track a target in the real world.
Requirements/Prerequisites
- Experience of interacting with hardware and good practical ability
- Familiar with software development using Python and C/C++ under Linux. Experience of developing using GNU Radio is a plus.
- Solid foundation of communication theory.
Student Gain
- Opportunity to play with the advanced SDR platform (USRP N210)
- Practical Skills on developing signal processing algorithms through software programming.
- Experience of putting theoretical work into practice, e.g. the implementation of range measurement and target localization.
- Be a part of a leading research school and team
Background Literature
- USRPN210 (developed by Ettus Research: http://www.ettus.com/home)
- GNU Radio Wiki Start: http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki
- M. Braun, M. Müller, M. Fuhr, F K. Jondral. A USRP-based Testbed for OFDM-based Radar and Communication Systems, Proceedings of 22nd Virginia Tech Symposium on Wireless
Communications, Blacksburg, June 2012.
- G. Mao, B. Fidan, B. D. Anderson. Wireless sensor network localization techniques[J]. Computer
Networks, 2007, 51(10): 2529–2553.
