To democratize and increase the availability of Free Space Optical Communication technology and research tools in an effort to accelerate the advancement of FSOC research and applications.
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In this project, we explore the design of a Linux network driver for free-space optical communications (FSOC). FSOC is one of the most rapidly advancing communication technologies with plans to be used in interstellar communication. The technology uses lasers to transmit data over vast distances wirelessly. We will provide a unique open source solution that will address the main problem in the current industry, difficulty integrating with hardware. We hope to see our driver implemented in academia as well as industry.
We are a group of seven Engineering and Business students completing our final year at Stevens Institute of Technology. We have formed an interdisciplinary Senior design team with the goal of developing an open source Linux driver for Free Space Optical Communication. Feel free to click on the link in the title to find out more specifics about each of the team members!
All engineering senior design students are required to take a Senior Innovation Technogenesis (TG) core class. Our TG class covers the business and marketing aspects of our project and our professor aids and coaches us through this process. Feel free to click on the link in the title to see all of the documentation we have prepared for our TG class!
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