Date of Award
5-2019
Degree Type
Report
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Committee Chair(s)
Jacob Gunther
Committee
Jacob Gunther
Committee
Jonathan Phillips
Committee
Donald Cripps
Abstract
Open water swimming is a common activity dating back to ancient times. One challenge with open water swimming is navigation because while maintaining proper swimming technique suggests the head be in the water, it is difficult to see where one is going. Thus swimmers must bring their head out of the water periodically to sight landmarks. This work describes a solution to this problem by a design for a GPS device to assist swimmers with navigation. The swimmer can plan their own route, send it to the device, and then be guided by the device. They then will not have to bring their head out of the water to look for landmarks and can save energy for swimming.
Recommended Citation
Rhodes, Zakk B., "A Swimming Open-Water Navigation Assistive Headset and Receiver" (2019). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 1361.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/1361
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