Another individual project that I completed in college was a prototype GPS Tracking System. This project came after the Microprocessor Project. The class’s project could be anything that a student wanted to create. Essentially, there was one overall goal to create something could be applicable in solving an issue in today’s world (obviously while building around a modern microcontroller and integrating multiple components/systems together). My personal goal was to learn about technologies that were not directly taught to us: GPS location, cellular connectivity, and accelerometers. Below in the first picture, you can see my custom development board I created. I made this board to incorporate easy integration for each component I selected, as well as breakout pins for each connection to allow for easy debugging and easy future development. At the conclusion of this project, I was able to send GPS tracking data to a website that would map out my test drive.
Custom PCB development board
Fully assembled prototype
Finished prototype