Sometimes students or other nice people ask about my Ph.D. thesis. Probably just being polite. Well, here it is. I earned my Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University in 1999 meholdenphdDownload
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Dumbo the Autonomous Boat
Dumbo is an autonomous research vessel constructed by students at Cal Maritime. Dumbo carries temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen sensors and makes oceanographic observations in the waters off of the Cal Maritime Campus. This work has been supported by the CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology (COAST). Dumbo is guided by an Ardupilot … Continue reading Dumbo the Autonomous Boat
NMEA 0183 Speedometer
I had an email request to find this project from 2010... I updated the code too! This project takes the pulse from a paddlewheel boat speed sensor and makes an NMEA output on the serial port. It should work with most through-hull speed transducers, and also with windspeed transducers too. The NMEA stream comes from the … Continue reading NMEA 0183 Speedometer
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If you're looking for my old site, sorry it got hacked and had to be put down. You can email me (mholden at csum dot edu) if you are trying to find something specific.