Upon submission of the design report, a GPS unit has been successfully constructed and tested, which can be used for tracking of player movements in soccer. The GPS module on the unit can log data on a player’s speed, distance travelled, and position when a satellite fix is received. After filtering in the logged data, the software displays the positional track of the player during a training session, while also providing a speed plot and some practical statistics relating to soccer for the user.

The successful development of a GPS unit that tracks player positioning specifically for soccer was the result of three terms of brainstorming, planning, research and implementation. The overall aim of the senior design project was to develop a prototype by exercising some of the fundamental engineering concepts learned in a capstone process. Initially, developing detailed design requirements for a project based on desired needs and realistic constraints was a daunting thought at the end of the first term of the capstone design course. With many options for GPS devices, microcontrollers and data calculating software, designing the optimal system for my budget and goals was a rewarding experience.