Precision DAQ Package for Aerospace Applications

The student team will work to develop a cost-effective microcontroller-based Data Acquisition (DAQ) system tailored for aerospace applications, with a primary focus on real-time data collection, onboard storage, and wireless streaming. The system should be integrated into a drone platform for simultaneous acquisition of GPS, inertial, stress, and strain data. The performance goals the student team will work toward include achieving > 1Hz GPS sampling rates, 50Hz IMU sensing, and 10Hz stress and strain testing. Through this project students will first work to conduct a focused review of the existing design. They will then work to develop a prototype capable of 1Hz GPS data capture and storage within 4-5 weeks, with experimental validation. Next, they will work to implement advanced wireless protocols for real-time data streaming. Finally, they will work to execute targeted validation tests. The key milestones this student team will work to achieve are: - System Design and Microcontroller Selection - Prototype Development and Sensor Integration (with the priority being to develop a prototype capable of 1Hz GPS data capture from 5 GPS sensors simultaneously and store to SD card.) - Integration of Additional Sensors and Onboard Storage - Integration of Wireless Streaming -Performance Testing and Calibration -Validation and Optimization (On Drone)

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