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Sensor fusion is largely dependent on software. The development of efficient algorithms based on actual applications has become the top priority of sensor fusion development. In terms of algorithm optimization, the introduction of artificial intelligence has made an ongoing impact on sensor fusion development.
Although software is critical for sensor fusion, hardware also plays a crucial role. Using a hardware evaluation kit by AMD Xilinx, this competition focuses on experimenting with sensor fusion. Participants will have an opportunity to experiment, test, or build a sensor fusion project with the AMD Xilinx SP701 Spartan-7 FPGA Kit.
Types of possible projects:
- Combining the data from a moisture sensor with a temperature sensor to calculate relative humidity
- Determining the orientation of a system in three-dimensional space
- Healthcare and medical electronics where body-worn systems which monitor the movement of limbs can be helpful for physiotherapy, to ensure exercises are performed correctly
- Wearable activity trackers where their data is fused with data from wearable heart rate monitors, temperature sensors, etc. as part of telehealth services or remote monitoring of patient conditions
element14 is offering 4 kits FREE of charge. To be eligible to receive one of them, you must submit an application by the enrollment deadline (October 12, 2022). Because of the cost of the kit, this challenge is limited to only challengers who have been selected to participate. Only challengers who have been selected are eligible to win prizes.
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The SP701 Evaluation Kit, equipped with the best-in-class performance-per-watt Spartan-7 FPGA, is built for designs requiring sensor fusion such as industrial networking, embedded vision, and automotive applications.
Kit Contains:
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Pcam 5C is an imaging module meant for use with FPGA development boards. The module is designed around the Omnivision OV5640 5 megapixel (MP) colour image sensor. This sensor includes various internal processing functions that can improve image quality including automatic white balance, automatic black level calibration and controls for adjusting saturation, hue, gamma and sharpness. Data is transferred over a dual-lane MIPI CSI-2 interface which provides enough data bandwidth to support common video streaming formats such as 1080p (at 30 frames per second) and 720p (at 60 frames per second). |
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The 410-326 from Digilent is a Pmod NAV 9-axis IMU plus barometer. The Digilent Pmod NAV uses the LSM9DS1 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis magnetometer, plus the LPS25HB digital barometer to provide users with 10-DOF functionality. The Pmod NAV provides a variety of orientation related data allowing users to easily determine the exact position the module is in and where it is headed. |
*Note the price of evaluation kit is over $800
Find out more about the challenge here including terms and conditions.
