Project
# | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
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19 | Otter GPS Implant Research Award |
Andrew Beugelsdijk Nicholas Gruebnau Sugato Ray |
design_document0.pdf final_paper0.pdf presentation0.presentation proposal0.pdf |
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Biologists in the field have a current need for technology to track otters over long distances. Current GPS tracking methods are unsuitable for otters due to their physical stature and behavior. Thus we plan to create a sub-dermal implant which will use a GPS chip and a small battery to log coordinates of the otter over the course of each day, and this would ensure minimal interference with the otters' daily habitual activities. Then, when the otter returns to their predictable fishing location, a solar powered wireless communication station will download the data onto a USB drive. Since the biologists must visit the site twice a week, they can then easily exchange the drive for another, and take their data back to the lab with them. |