Senior Design Team 18 • Weather-triggered Wireless Telemetry System
Project Overview
Weather-triggered Wireless Telemetry System
Agricultural and Rural Communities (ARA) is an advanced wireless research platform that
spans Iowa State University’s campus, the city of Ames, and surrounding rural communities.
This equipment is capable of collecting weather and wireless signal data. As various weather
events occur, we monitor the wireless signals produced by ARA and collect weather data.
The software uses a trigger system to recognize when certain weather events (such as rain
and snow) are forecasted. This trigger signals data collection before a given weather event
has begun and allows us to continue collecting data until the weather event has passed.
This weather data will eventually allow researchers to determine how the performance from
the ARA framework differs during different weather events. This provides us with a baseline
to compare our data during the weather event. The forecasted trigger is built using a
combination of national weather APIs and data pulled from the local ARA platform.
Team Members
Nisha Raj
Team Lead
I am a Software Engineering student with a minor in Cybersecurity from Cedar Rapids, IA. I am interested in networking, embedded systems and the secure software.
Aidan Gull
Component Integration
I am a Software Engineering Major from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I am interested in backend development and embedded systems.
Alex Chambers
Individual Component Designer
I am from Clive, Iowa, and am currently majoring in Software Engineering and Mathematics. Professionally, I am interested in software development as a whole.
Alexander Christie
Client Interaction
I'm a Software Engineering student with a minor in Technical Communications from Grundy Center, IA. I'm interested in Full Stack development and embedded systems.
Colin Kempf
Documentation
I am from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and currently getting a Software Engineering Major and a Data Science Minor. Professionally I am interested in data analytics and machine learning.
Adam Fields
Data Formatting
I'm a Software Engineer minoring in Cyber Security from Cedar Rapids, IA.
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Lightning Talks
Lightning Talk 1: Market ResearchLightning Talk 2: Users & Needs
Lightning Talk 3: Requirements
Lightning Talk 4: Project Planning
Lightning Talk 5: Detailed Design
Lightning Talk 6: Design Check-In
Lightning Talk 7: Prototyping
Lightning Talk 8: Ethics