MC-519 Sensors and Networks

Dr Simon Vogl
simon@voxel.at

Master Mobile Computing, Summer Term 2014

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Course Overview
!  MC-519 Sensors and Networks
!  2nd or 4th semester in the Master Programme “Mobile Computing”
!  5 ECTS points à approximately 125 hours effort
!  ILV: Integrierte Lehrveranstaltung = combined lectures and exercises

!  Lecture notes (slides, papers, data sheets, …)

!  download at https://elearning.fh-hagenberg.at/

!  access code: 3mmenT4ler

! t  he Powerpoint slides will be updated regularly

!  supplementary materials will be provided for each lesson

!  Contact
!  Simon Vogl (simon@voxel.at)

!  In case of emergency: Skype koobla23

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Course Overview
!  Grading of the lecture
!  exercises during the summer term, all of them have to be solved (40%)
!  written examination at the end of the summer term (60%)
!  you have to pass both parts (i.e. exercises and written examination)
!  there may also be presentations during the semester
Sehr Gut Gut Befriedigend Genügend Nicht Genügend
[100-87[ % [87-75[ % [75-63[ % [63-50[ % [50-0[ %

!  Attendance is mandatory!
!  your attendance record must be at least 80% to pass the course
!  There will be several projects and some smaller exercises.
!  submission must be a ZIP-file with the following naming convention:
!  „MC519_EX**_MC*****.zip“, e.g.: MC519_EX01_MC11023.zip

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Course Overview
!  More details about the projects:
!  at least two weeks time to solve a project, less time for smaller exercises
!  all exercises have to be submitted electronically at
! https://elearning.fh-hagenberg.at/
– no e-mail submissions (!)
– check the due dates; -2 points for each day delay

! s  ubmission contains the complete source-code and a documentation (PDF)

!  the documentation explains your solution, how to run the project, …

!  solve the exercises/projects by your own or in your own group

– projects will be done in groups of two
– 0 points for copied projects or exercises

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Course Contents
!  Introduction
!  Technology trends, ubiquitous computing and context-awareness

!  Sensors (Fundamentals)
!  Sensor fundamentals, characteristics and technologies, smart sensors

!  Project 1
!  Smart sensor implementation with the Arduino platform

!  Sensors (Spatial Sensors)

!  Motion, orientation and position sensors

!  Project 2
!  Context-aware application OR 3D sensing application

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Course Contents
!  Networks
!  Routing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks
!  Wireless communication technologies

!  Project 3
!  Networked sensing application

!  Wireless Sensor Networks

!  Motivation and introduction, applications, design characteristics
!  Communication architecture, time synchronization, localization

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Course Dates

Check your calendar!

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Datum KW Beginn Ende EH Raum

05.03.2014 10 13:00 17:55 6,00 SOL
19.03.2014 12 08:50 13:45 6,00 SOL
02.04.2014 14 08:50 13:45 6,00 L2.MC
24.04.2014 17 08:50 12:55 5,00 L2.MC
07.05.2014 19 08:50 12:05 4,00 L1.MC
21.05.2014 21 13:00 17:55 6,00 SOL
04.06.2014 23 08:50 13:45 6,00 L1.MC
10.06.2014 24 13:00 15:25 3,00L1.MC

18.06.2014 25 09:40 12:05 0,00 HS5 EXAM

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Sources of the Lecture Notes

!  Slide-Set has been compiled by Clemens Holzmann
!  Parts of the slide set have been taken from lectures of …
!  Michael Beigl (TU Braunschweig)
!  Christian Decker (TECO Karlsruhe)
!  Alois Ferscha (JKU Linz)
!  Hans-Werner Gellersen (University of Lancaster)
!  Mark Hempstead (Harvard University)
!  Paul Lukowicz (University of Passau)
!  Thomas Kirste (University of Rostock)
!  Inkyu Park (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
!  Kristofer Pister (UC Berkeley)
!  Christian Schindelhauer (University of Freiburg)
!  Jochen Schiller (Freie Universität Berlin)
!  Albrecht Schmidt (University Duisburg-Essen)
!  Thomas Strang (University of Innsbruck)
!  Matt Welsh (Harvard University)
!  Ming C. Wu (UC Berkeley)
... + updates by S. Vogl

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