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A LoRa Tracking System for Stratospheric Balloon Missions

Institut
Lehrstuhl für Spacecraft Systems
Typ
Inhalt
experimentell / theoretisch /  
Beschreibung

Goals

Develop a ready-made Radio Unit capable of sending APRS beacons using LoRa technology, tailored for the provided hardware.

  • Implement basic APRS beacon transmission over LoRa.
  • Create software tools to configure and manage the device.
  • Document the project as a GitLab repository with structured comments and user-friendly readmes.

Tasks

Requirement Definition:

  • Understand the APRS protocol and LoRa communication basics.
  • Define functional and non-functional requirements for the radio unit.

Hardware Integration:

  • Configure and test the provided hardware components for LoRa communication.
  • Develop firmware for the microcontroller to implement APRS encoding and transmission.

Software Development:

  • Write Python-based scripts or tools for configuring beacon parameters and uploading them to the device.
  • Ensure compatibility with various LoRa gateways.

Validation and Testing:

  • Test beacon transmission under varying conditions to ensure reliability.
  • Simulate and verify APRS decoding on standard receivers.

Documentation:

  • Prepare a GitLab repository containing:
  • Source code with comments.
  • Detailed README for setup and usage.
  • User guide for beacon configuration.
  • Deliver a short report summarizing the approach, results, and challenges faced.

Presentation:

  • Create a final presentation demonstrating the prototype and the results of the tests

Expected results:

  • A functional LoRa-based APRS beacon capable of transmitting standard APRS messages
  • A simple software tool for setting up the device
  • A GitLab repository with source code, documentation, and a user manual.
  • A concise report and presentation summarizing the project’s methodology and results.
Voraussetzungen

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of Python and C/C++
  • Basic familiarity with microcontrollers/embedded Systems (e.g. Arduino, STM32, Raspberry Pi)
  • Basic understanding of RF communication principles
Möglicher Beginn
sofort
Kontakt
Jaspar Sindermann
Tel.: +49 89 289 55753
jaspar.sindermanntum.de
Ausschreibung