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Low Power Infrastructure Free Location Tracking

Company: MSA Worldwide, LLC

Major(s):
Primary: CMPEN
Secondary: EE
Optional: CMPSC

Non-Disclosure Agreement: NO

Intellectual Property: YES

Our portable gas detection products need a battery-life of 2 or more shifts but also require a more accurate location to send help when an adverse event happens! This project will focus on exploring innovative ways to balance power efficiency with location accuracy in portable devices. Specifically, it aims to achieve these goals by: -Exploring alternative GNSS operational modes to balance power consumption and location accuracy. -Identifying supplementary data sources, algorithms, or services to improve location accuracy and optimize power usage. Potential solutions include vendor-specific innovations (e.g., u-blox CloudLocate) and third-party services like AWS Location Services. -Investigating designs for future product iterations that incorporate low-power, high-accuracy technologies. The outcome of this study will help shape the next generation of location-enabled portable devices, focusing on optimized battery life and enhanced accuracy. Expected Deliverables: -A clear evaluation process that would be used to evaluate the hypothetical solutions. These evaluations will be used as solutions are proposed. -A short list (2-5) of options that could be evaluated. These solutions must be infrastructure free. Examples: Explore different operational modes of u-blox GNSS modules, comparing the trade-offs between accuracy and battery usage. Investigate additional data sources and enabling technologies, such as u-blox CloudLocate and AWS Location Services, to enhance power efficiency and location accuracy. -Design, prototype, and evaluate at least one of the shortlist items. -A recommendation for further exploration and/or a summary of shortcomings from evaluated solutions.