Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GSoC: Multiple students working on an idea.

[Tom Rondeau]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 5:53 AM, Martin Braun <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 03/09/2014 07:54 PM, Niall Grant wrote:
>> I am a Masters computing student (software focused) from Edinburgh,
>> Scotland. I am looking to take part in GSoC this year. I am particularly
>> interested in the Radar Toolbox idea. I am also looking to do my masters
>> thesis on SDR in Maritime Search and Rescue and have experience in this
>> area as a Lifeboat helmsman here in the UK.
>
> That is probably the first time any GSoC applicant has cited that as a
> skill :)
>
>> In addition to the idea I'd like to investigate:
>>
>> 1. Whether there is a way of implementing an algorithm to reduce the
>> noise of radar response in order to assist with target finding (thinking
>> about noise from waves at sea).
>
> Do you already have an algorithm, or do you want to come up with one?
> (See the comment on this not being the "summer of research").
>
>> 2. Implementation on mobile device (Android).
>
> That's a tall order on top of what you already plan to do.

Yes. There is interest in the community for this, but I think it's
outside the range of a GSoC project unless it was /the/ goal of the
GSoC project. I think by next year we can have more interesting
Android-based projects to discuss.

Tom