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Tsunami Detection
DESIGN OF AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR
THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI
A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF

Bachelor of Technology
In
Electronics and Communication Engineering

By
Sidharth Das
Roll No: 108EC014
&
BiramBaburayBaskey
Roll No: 108EC017

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
May, 2012

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DESIGN OF AN EMBEDDED SYSTEM FOR
THE DETECTION OF TSUNAMI
A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF

Bachelor of Technology
In
Electronics and Communication Engineering

By
Sidharth Das
Roll No: 108EC014
&
BiramBaburayBaskey
Roll No: 108EC017
Under the guidance of
Prof. DebiprasadPriyabrataAcharya

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
May, 2012
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National Institute of Technology
Rourkela

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the thesis entitled “Design of an embedded system for the detection of tsunami” submitted by Sidharth Das and BiramBaburayBaskey in the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Technology Degree in
Electronics and Communication Engineering at the National Institute of Technology,
Rourkela (Deemed University) is an authentic work carried out by him under my supervision and guidance.

To the best of my knowledge, the matter embodied in the thesis has not been submitted to any other university / institute for the award of any degree or diploma.

Date:

Prof. DebiprasadPriyabrataAcharya
Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engg.
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
PIN – 769008

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and sincere thanks to our respected supervisor Prof. D.P.ACHARYA for his guidance, insight, and support he has provided throughout the course of this work.

We would like to

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