Abstract

Master of Engineering Program

Cornell University

Design Project Report

• Project Title: The Viterbi Algorithm Workshop
• Author: Brian Chadwick Joseph

• Abstract:

  The goal of this project is to create an interactive Java applet that will help the user to understand the Viterbi algorithm as it applies to the decoding of binary convolutional codes(BCC). The intended audience for the Workshop are EE, CS, and Communications engineers and students. Since the main goal of the project is to design a program for the purpose of teaching, it was decided early on that the program would best fulfill this role by being an easily accessible Java applet on the World Wide Web. The result of this project is the Viterbi Algorithm Workshop. The Workshop allows users to step through the Viterbi algorithm as it decodes a simulated transmitted data stream. It also allows users to change all the parameters of the simulation from what BCC to use to the characteristics of the channel to the decoding style of the algorithm. Along with the applet, extensive on-line documentation of the applet and the Viterbi algorithm was written. Together, the applet and the documentation form a comprehensive teaching package.

Report approved by:
Project Advisor: _____________________________ Date: _______________