A PIC micro program would be able to perform the functions you've given above.. from what I can understand
if you aren’t familiar with PIC's, perhaps, in fact, definitely grab something like
"introduction to PICs" Its not a single afternoon type learning curve, but being in your IV year of eng (4th year UNI student should
not have any issues taking such a device)
I guess then you could look at starting your project, the
**broken link removed** is a decent device for RF coms, and they are very easy to interface with a PIC micro
Then for data storage (not sure how much you will need), perhaps you could use a EEPROM like the
**broken link removed**
To interface a PIC micro with a PC is rather simple, especially with the
**broken link removed**, as it is the only device required (other than the PIC - it converts TTL/CMOS to RS232 standard)
Not sure if this is of much help, but its just an idea