Senior Design Team sddec20-05: An Advanced Networking Outreach Activity for Kids

Project Background

This project is intended as an ISU outreach activity to teach students how mobile ad-hoc networks work, such as those used by smartphones. It will feature a set of portable nodes that students will be able to position throughout a school building or an outdoor space. The nodes will connect to one another within a limited wireless range. Some of the nodes will feature cameras or other sensors (power consumption, battery level, or temperature). From a central display, students will be able to see the data (such as video from the nodes) being transmitted through the network. The students will work together to build a reliable network over a wide area. In the process, they will encounter and learn about issues that affect wireless networks, such as interference and wireless multipathing.

Progress reports can be found on our "Bi-Weekly Reports" page under the Documents header. Design details can be found on our "Project Documentation" page under the Documents header. Information on our team members can be found on the "About The Team" page. The Project Repository is on the ECpE GitLab server.