Wireless sensor systems: an approach for a multiuniversity design course

Author

Frolik, Jeff ; Weller, Thomas M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tennessee Technol. Univ., Cookeville, TN, USA

Volume

45

Issue

2

fYear

2002

fDate

5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

135

Lastpage

141

Abstract

As a means of increasing the awareness of the sensing sciences among undergraduates, a novel design course has been developed by the Tennessee Technological University and the University of South Florida. Students study, design, fabricate, and test a wireless-based sensor system that relays data over a radio-frequency link for centralized processing. Weekly seminars on applicable topics in telecommunication, signal processing, and microwave systems originate from either university, using interactive Internet conferencing. Students from both schools form design teams to develop subsystems that are integrated to complete the project, thereby necessitating collaboration across teams and universities. Student evaluations of the first two offerings (Spring 2000/2001) were excellent

Keywords

distance learning; educational courses; microwave links; sensors; telecommunication computing; telecommunication engineering education; USA; centralized processing; communication systems; interactive Internet conferencing; microwave systems; multi-university design course approach; radio-frequency link; sensing sciences; signal processing; student collaboration; telecommunication; undergraduates; wireless sensor systems; Collaboration; Educational institutions; Internet; Radio frequency; Relays; Seminars; Sensor systems; Signal processing; System testing; Wireless sensor networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TE.2002.1013877

Filename

1013877